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Echoes of the 1994 Midterms in 2022 with Steve Kornacki

Why Is This Happening? The Chris Hayes Podcast

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The Red and the Blue, the 1990s and the Birth of Political Tribalism

Steve Kornacke: 1994 marks the beginning of an era that we're still in. He says midterms should be essentially a national referendum on two distinct political parties. The Gingrich vision was to create a clear definition within the Republican Party, he says. And then to make voters in every district see that contrast and vote on that contrast.

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