Voters rewarded the GOP for gov't shutdown in the 1990s

The 1990s GOP Congress shows Bill Clinton what real political power is all about.

People Respect Strength

The voters were so "angry" with the GOP for shutting

down the government that they gave the Republicans

control for the next ten years. 

I find it entertaining how many Republicans want to re-write their own history.

You see big government loving leftist idiots like Karl Rove on TV who are frightened to death of a government shutdown.  They go on and on about how the 1990s government shutdown damaged the party.

But the truth is these establishment types hate the very thought of a single dime not getting to the D.C. to fund the welfare state.

Facts are facts.  Be it the shutdowns or the impeachment of the great whore Bill Clinton, the voters liked what they saw and keep the GOP in power in election after election.

Voters respected strength and the GOP platform of smaller government.

The Shutdown Helped the GOP

Instead of hurting Republicans, the 1990s government shutdown told the voters that the GOP was serious.  The voters returned the GOP majority to the House for the next five elections in a row.

1994 ← November 5, 1996 → 1998

All 435 seats to the United States House of Representatives 218 seats were needed for a majority     Majority party Minority party   Leader Newt Gingrich Dick Gephardt Party Republican Democratic Leader's seat Georgia-6th Missouri-3rd Last election 230 seats 204 seats Seats won 227 206 Seat change 3 2 Popular vote 43,447,962 43,507,586 Percentage 48.15% 48.22% Swing 3.7% 3.4%

Dr. Michael Savage Welcomes Government Shutdown

"Tell me Mr. President, is your ass still sore from
the fucking I just gave you on live TV?"

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The GOP picked up two Senate seats

Voters saw the Republicans grow a set of balls and rewarded the party

with two additional Senate seats in 1996.

1994 ← November 5, 1996 → 1998

Class 2 (33 of the 100) seats in the United States Senate and one mid-term vacancy from Class 3 51 seats needed for a majority     Majority party Minority party   Leader Trent Lott Tom Daschle Party Republican Democratic Leader's seat Mississippi South Dakota Last election 52 seats 48 seats Seats before 53 47 Seats won 55 45 Seat change 2 2 Popular vote 24,211,395 23,490,651 Percentage 49.4% 47.9% Swing 0.5% 3.9%

(United States Senate elections 1996)

(House of Representatives elections 1996)



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Monica Lewinsky

I voted Republican this year; the Democrats left a bad taste in my mouth.
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