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Bernardo de La Paz

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14. In this case it also got the resignation of Newt Gingrich. Not "little".
Mon Apr 22, 2019, 04:02 PM
Apr 2019

In November 1998, the Democrats picked up five seats in the House although the Republicans still maintained majority control.[12] The results were a particular embarrassment for House Speaker Newt Gingrich, who, before the election, had been reassured by private polling that Clinton's scandal would result in Republican gains of up to thirty House seats.[12] Shortly after the elections, Gingrich, who had been one of the leading advocates for impeachment,[13] announced he would resign from Congress as soon as he was able to find somebody to fill his vacant seat;[12] Gingrich fulfilled this pledge, and officially resigned from Congress on January 3, 1999.[14]
What saved Clinton wryter2000 Apr 2019 #1
Without convincing the public of that, he would have been convicted by Senate or resigned. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Apr 2019 #2
We already have 50% who don't approve of Trump. world wide wally Apr 2019 #3
No way would enough Democrats have voted to remove him. n/t wryter2000 Apr 2019 #6
That's easy. The Piss Poor Case Against Him Tom Rinaldo Apr 2019 #4
And the logical conclusions therefore are Bernardo de La Paz Apr 2019 #5
Democrats didn't gain anything either in the 98 midterms and then lost the presidency in part cause uponit7771 Apr 2019 #7
Wrong. Democrats gained five seats in the house and one governorship in 1998 midterms Bernardo de La Paz Apr 2019 #8
They didn't gain the house or senate ... They did gain control of either uponit7771 Apr 2019 #9
It was best since 1822. That's a different story than when you wrote they didn't gain "anything". Bernardo de La Paz Apr 2019 #10
Anything in terms of control not just seats, minority seats gets us little uponit7771 Apr 2019 #11
In this case it also got the resignation of Newt Gingrich. Not "little". Bernardo de La Paz Apr 2019 #14
Joy Reid cover both of these points on Sunday Gingrich was caught in and scandal sorry about sorry a uponit7771 Apr 2019 #15
The impeachment vote was in December 1998 NewJeffCT Apr 2019 #12
That is correct, but impeachment was a big issue in the election Bernardo de La Paz Apr 2019 #13
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