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...midterm elections resulted in (a) a net gain of five Democratic House seats (b) no change in the distribution of Senate seats (c) California's first Democratic Governor in 16 years (d) all of the above
...first time in memory, our decision came down to the final week. When we began deliberating in early November, the midterm elections made it appear that the Monica Lewinsky scandal might recede into being but a tale of sound and fury signifying little. The global economic turmoil and roiling stock markets could turn out, it seemed, to be of more lasting importance, so there were folks such as Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan and Treasury Secretary Robert Rubin to consider. There were also some inspiring options, such as the Irish peacemakers or that icon of nostalgia and exploration John Glenn...
...public was ahead of the press on the Monica story was that it saw from the beginning where that story was likely to end--with Clinton out of the White House. Most people did not want that particular ending. They said so in the opinion polls and in the midterm elections. The press, on the other hand, thought it was still playing Watergate and pursued the story toward an ending the public did not seek. So did House Republicans. Eventually the press caught up with the people. Could that be the story of the year...
...much of November, Republicans were looking everywhere for an impeachment escape hatch. The midterm elections had gone badly, and everyone blamed it on the party's obsession with ousting the President. Shut it down, said party elders; take Henry Hyde's gavel away and move on. In the House, G.O.P. members began discussing milder presidential punishments as if they were debating different models of a new car. Formulations like "censure," "censure plus," and "censure with teeth" came in and out of fashion. With Gingrich out, Hyde's committee in obvious disarray and Livingston showing no stomach for dealing with...
DeLay was among the first members of Congress to call for the President's resignation after the Lewinsky scandal broke. But until the Nov. 3 midterm elections, he was seen as an outspoken conservative, not a spokesman for the whole party. Then came the post-Gingrich leadership shuffle. DeLay not only survived, he prospered. Facing no challenge for his job as majority whip, he was able to deploy his vote-counting network (the 64 lawmakers who serve as his assistant whips) behind three of the party's new leaders. One of them was Bob Livingston, who owed him a favor...