Echoes of the 1994 Midterms in 2022 with Steve Kornacki
Why Is This Happening? The Chris Hayes Podcast
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What Gingrich Sees in the House of Representatives
Newt Gingrich was elected to the House in 1978, just a few years after Richard Nixon had won 49 states over George McGovern. He thought if he could make every voter in every district see the Democratic Party as the party ofGeorge McGovern, they're going to start voting Republican. The idea before is like you, I live in Orange County and I've got Orange County concerns like the defense industry,. which is huge here or land use in Colorado. And he was like, no, it's not all local. There's two ideological coalitions and you're in one or the other and ours is the one you should be in.
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