Republicans Used to Drum Up Hate Against Democratic Presidents, Now They Do It Against Their Own Schools and Neighbors
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The Clinton administration saw a new pattern in Republican politics, building on Newt Gingrich’s successful attack on Democratic House Speaker Jim Wright in 1989. They decided to treat any Democrat in the White House as illegitimate, and to concentrate on undermining his power in any way possible. In 1995, the same year Gingrich took the speakership, he shut down the government. Republicans have tried that slash and burn tactic multiple times since.
Republicans Used to Drum Up Hate Against Democratic Presidents, Now They Do It Against Their Own Schools and Neighbors
Republicans Used to Drum Up Hate Against…
Republicans Used to Drum Up Hate Against Democratic Presidents, Now They Do It Against Their Own Schools and Neighbors
The Clinton administration saw a new pattern in Republican politics, building on Newt Gingrich’s successful attack on Democratic House Speaker Jim Wright in 1989. They decided to treat any Democrat in the White House as illegitimate, and to concentrate on undermining his power in any way possible. In 1995, the same year Gingrich took the speakership, he shut down the government. Republicans have tried that slash and burn tactic multiple times since.