1994 Election Results Coverage: ABC World News Tonight (Part 1 of 2)

ABC World News Tonight (with Peter Jennings) coverage of the 1994 Midterm Election results of the previous evening. The Newt Gingrich-led GOP took control of the US House for the first time in 40 years. George W. Bush was elected Texas Governor. House Speaker Tom Foley (D-WA), US Rep. Dan Rostenkowski (D-IL), and NY Gov Mario Cuomo (D) were defeated. Jeb Bush lost his first campain for Florida Governor. Proposition 187, an anti-illegal immigration measure, was adopted by the California electorate. Watch Part 2 here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F7ROoEKpoFU

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[gopconservative78]

Democrats must be crushed

[Mr40acresandamule]

As the electorate becomes less white and less religious these midterm elections won't mean much. Republicans won't benefit-Democrats seem to not grasp an opportunity.

[radiodj1520]

In This Clip, From 0:00 To 0:41, It Was ABC News' World News Tonight With Peter Jennings Video Open From Wednesday Evening, November 9, 1994.

[2010Politics]

The only difference between this and the 2010 elections is Republicans gained control of the Senate, as well as the House, in 1994 while they only gained the House in 2010, but by a larger margin

[Jonathan6561]

@bjoh249 I voted for Obama, but as a non-theist, I worship no one nor nothing.

[VoiceHunter]

@bjoh249 I do not worship anybody but Jesus Christ. You, on the other hand, are a false Christian. Just look at yourself. You think so highly of yourself that you think you get to say who believes in what. Go crucify yourself, you piece of shit.

[VoiceHunter]

@bjoh249 Yeah, Perot took votes away from Clinton. That much is obvious. But he swept very Republican states. The economy wasn't great under Reagan or Clinton at this point in their terms, but both won by large margins. Even Gallup shows nothing out of the ordinary when it comes to traditional approval ratings at this point in the presidencies.

The problem with HCR was that it didn't go far enough, and prove a public option, which most Americans support.

[VoiceHunter]

@bjoh249 No, not Bush per se. Just over 90% of George Bush, which is John McCain's voting record. For the past two years, the media has been doing nothing but report what's bad about the Democrats, what's good for the Republicans, why the Republicans should be hopeful, how great the teabaggers are... every little thing. The only reason why the Dems lost the House was because of the media.

[bjoh249]

@VoiceHunter The media has been campaigning for the Democrats the last two years?? You are full of shit! 

[bjoh249]

@VoiceHunter Oh my goodness, your messiah Obama was not running against Bush in 2008. Bush hasn't been the President for almost two years. Get over it. Obama sucks!