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Episode 179: Political Party Crashers

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The Importance of Ambition in the Senate

The two bodies were answerable to different groups of people, he says. The House is more tightly aligned to the passions of the people; Senators not linked to public opinion in that way at all. Now party loyalty is more important than it once was and we'd be better off if ambition counteracted ambition," writes Gingrich.

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