Why the Left Crys even When We Win (Re: Gingrich falls

[Carl Remick]

Re Doug's:  "Uh, just a moment. The Reps still control Congress, an
overwhelming
majority of governorships, are gaining in state legislatures. According
to
the big table in today's NYT, Reps got 51% of the popular vote for the
House, down from just 53% in 1994, but up from 50% in 1996, and way up
from
46% in 1992. And despite the increase in black turnout, the Republican
share of the black vote rose from 8% in 1994 to 11% in 1998. With Newt
gone, the Reps could burnish their image with young-Bush-style
"inclusiveness," and 2000 could be a whole different ballgame."

Several times I started drafting a reply disagreeing with this, and each
attempt seemed more fatuous than the last.  Doug, I can say only that
you're probably right; I hope you're wrong.

Carl Remick