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GOP Has Been Down This Road Before
RedState: Conservative News and Community — Looking Back at the New York Times on Nov. 5, 1992 This was the New York Times' post-election analysis exactly 16 years ago today, Nov. 5, 1992, a day after Bill Clinton defeated President George H.W. Bush: The Democrats came out of the political wilderness on Tuesday. The Republicans entered it. The Democrats set aside all the self-doubts, the years of feeling on the wrong side of history, the election nights when the proud party of Roosevelt, Truman and Kennedy seemed consigned to a painful irrelevance. Ahead is the challenge of governing, and the clear accountability that comes with controlling both Congress and the White House. No ...

Historical Perspective
Real Clear Politics - TIME.com — Without drawing too many conclusions one way or the other, this NYT story from Nov. 5, 1992, could help dispirited Republicans gain some perspective: The Democrats came out of the political wilderness on Tuesday. The Republicans entered it. The Democrats set aside all the self-doubts, the years of feeling on the wrong side of history, the election nights when the proud party of Roosevelt, Truman and Kennedy seemed consigned to a painful irrelevance. Ahead is the challenge of governing, and the clear accountability that comes with controlling both Congress and the White House. No more political cover for the Democrats, no more room for fingerpointing between Capitol Hill and the White ...