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Xolodno

(7,204 posts)
16. Incorrect.
Thu May 9, 2019, 07:21 PM
May 2019

Clinton saw both the Senate and House fall to the GOP in 1994, known as the Republican Revolution. And despite winning the election, they held in 1996.

As for the impeachment....

1998 mid-term elections
In the midst of the impeachment hearings, Clinton's approval ratings rose above 65 percent. Polls showed that many in the public did not condone Clinton's relations with Lewinsky, but they did not believe that it was grounds for removal from office. Defying predictions of congressional losses, the Democrats picked up five seats in the House of Representatives; neither party gained seats in the Senate.[140] The election represented the first time since 1934 that the party holding the presidency picked up seats in a mid-term election.[141] Gingrich resigned from office after the elections, and he was succeeded as Speaker of the House by Dennis Hastert.[140]


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Presidency_of_Bill_Clinton#Elections_during_the_Clinton_presidency

Impeachment backfired. nuff said.

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Trumpers were afraid to admit to pollsters they were voting for him in 2016, Irishxs May 2019 #1
I disagree. sinkingfeeling May 2019 #2
I agree with your disagreement rustydog May 2019 #6
I just spent the evening with my girlfriend marlakay May 2019 #9
Keep Trump back on his heels all the way to Election Day C_U_L8R May 2019 #3
By far the biggest determinant of congressional victory in a presidential election year unblock May 2019 #4
Fear - based defeatism - the Constitution can't wait until 2020 Fiendish Thingy May 2019 #5
Impeachment backfired horrendously for the GOP when they did it to Clinton... Xolodno May 2019 #7
And, we have to remember that both Nixon and Clinton (I cringe getting both question everything May 2019 #11
Impeachment did NOT backfire horrendously on the GOP when they did it to Clinton Poiuyt May 2019 #13
Incorrect. Xolodno May 2019 #16
What happened in 1994 and 1996 is irrelevant to this discussion Poiuyt May 2019 #19
Completely disagree with that opinion piece. Xolodno May 2019 #21
If we are not going to impeach him before 2020 we will never standingtall May 2019 #8
We might want to ask ourselves standingtall May 2019 #10
It doesn't have to be either/or StarfishSaver May 2019 #12
We need to quit redrawing the line in the sand. Quackers May 2019 #14
If the Democrats do not impeach Trump, Cold War Spook May 2019 #15
Well...it is highly unlikely Democrats could retain the House under any scenario Trump wins tritsofme May 2019 #17
Do you think 2020 election will be more free and fair than 2016? thx in advance uponit7771 May 2019 #18
I disagree Smackdown2019 May 2019 #20
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