Source: The Bulwark
by Mona Charen
“In 1994, Republicans won a sweeping victory that cost Democrats control of the House and Senate for the first time in 42 years. Even the Democratic speaker of the House, Tom Foley, lost as Republicans nabbed an eye-popping 54 seats (along with eight in the Senate). Republicans and conservatives exulted in this historic and, it was widely assumed, permanent political realignment. Two years later, Bill Clinton won re-election with 379 electoral college votes to Bob Dole’s 159. A loss, however painful, is not the end of the world.” (11/12/24)