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In reply to the discussion: Former Speaker of the House Tom Foley dies at 84 [View all]jmowreader
(50,559 posts)38. I'm going to disagree with the Big Dog here
Newt Gingrich saw defeating Tom Foley as his personal project for two reasons.
First is that Tom Foley always got reelected fairly easily, because the Inland Empire had relevance with Foley in Washington. To defeat Foley would send a message to the rest of the country that there was no such thing as a safe seat.
The other is that Foley was in Newtie's chair.
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Yet it was solid Democrats who told Pres. Clinton what would happen if he insisted on the AWB.
Ranchemp.
Oct 2013
#20
I think you underestimate the number of centrists/swing voters, and Democrats that own firearms
AtheistCrusader
Oct 2013
#30