[Arkie2]

You know don't you that you have to be in power in the statehouse to "gerrymander"? Wonder how all that Republican gerrymandering came about?

The Gingrich revolution in '94 far exceeded the results of any gerrymander and clearly reflected discontent with Clinton's policies. Seems like you don't want to believe the American people voted strongly conservative in '94 and gerrymandering is a way to make you feel good about the shellacking the Dem's took in that election.

[donozark]

One should not discount the effect the NRA/GOA and gun-owners in general had on the '94 election. The AW Ban hurt Dems big time. I just hope GWB remembers this and let's it "sunset" in September...

[Common Tator]

The Gingrich revolution in '94 far exceeded the results of any gerrymander and clearly reflected discontent with Clinton's policies.

Yes I remember how discontented the public was with Clinton's policies just two years later in 1996.

What part of Clinton got relected in 1996 did you forget?

If the Clinton discontent disappeared in 1996, then the Republicans must have lost the HOUSE in 1996. But they did not. And if the Clinton discontent did not disappear in 1996, then why didn't President Dole tell us about it? All you offer is unsubstantiated opinions with nothing but your word to back them up.

Sobran is reportedly a great Brain Washer He buys Tide by the barrel.

But in your case it would only take a fraction of a oz.

[u-89]

The Democrat loss of congress was a culmination of long building discontent. If you remember there were a series of scandals, house bank, house post office, money laundering, drug dealing, historic relics being pilfered, years of fiscal irresponsibility, opposition to term limits, etc. In short years of mismanagement, scandal and arrogance. Clinton's unabashed liberalism - gays in the military, nationalized health care, Jocelyn Elders, etc, plus his all around corruption only added fuel to an existing fire.

The Republicans came out in favor of term limits, played up to Democrat weaknesses but contrary to all of Newt Gingrich's crowing the polls at the time showed an overwhelming majority of the electorate never heard of the Contract with America. The Republicans won congress only because the Dem's lost it first.

[Dave S]

Wonder how all that Republican gerrymandering came about?

The Republicans aligned with black Democrats to give them more minority majority districts, thus eliminating seats winnable by White Democrats. Power to the people!!

[Dave S]

Seems like you don't want to believe the American people voted strongly conservative in '94 and gerrymandering is a way to make you feel good about the shellacking the Dem's took in that election.

Support for Common Tator comes from the fact that Gingrich and the House Republicans overplayed their "strongly conservative" win and lost seats in 96. In '94, the Republicans ran the table winning all the close races by small margins. If Clinton hadnt been so unpopular with his liberal base they wouldnt have done so poorly. After all they were in charge of both branches of congress and the White House but they couldnt get any of their pet programs passed and Clinton was stabbing them in the back to prepare for his re-election.