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Status Quo Election? |
| Section: CURRENT ISSUES / WORLD VIEWS |
| Author: Everett C. Ladd |
| Publication:
The World & I Online |
| Issue Date: 1/1/1997 |
| Size: 904 Words, 6,260 Characters |
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It was obviously a status quo election in that it left control of the government essentially unchanged. The Republicans retained their majorities in both the House and Senate--the first time they had managed to do so for consecutive terms since 1928. They picked up two seats in the Senate, bringing their majority to 55--45, while losing a probable net of 8 or 9 House seats, leaving their margin in the lower chamber around 20. While this was happening, President Clinton not only won reelection but did so by a margin similar to the one he gained four years ago.vbcrlf The ele...
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... and given the Republican nominee's inability to inspire--either voted reluctantly for Dole or stayed home. The end result--reelecting the president by a modest margin, while expressing grave reservations about him and constraining him with a Republican majority in both houses of the Congress--may seem imperfect. But it makes considerable sense, given the alternatives voters were presented. vbcrlf
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