Episode 6: Aftershock

The Revolution with Steve Kornacki

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🗓️ 31 October 2022

⏱️ 50 minutes

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The lessons of the 1994 Republican victory are not what they seemed in the moment. Steve Kornacki wraps up the series with a panel of experts.

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0:00.0	In the run up to the midterm election of 2022, it can often feel like there's more than
0:12.9	a little 1994 in the air.
0:15.7	We've got a Democratic president with low approval ratings, a Republican minority pressing
0:19.9	hard to win control of the house, and not long before Election Day, dozens of Republicans
0:25.4	gather for a made for TV event.
0:27.9	We're all united behind Kevin McCarthy.
0:30.6	He's the one that's unified the party.
0:32.0	He's the one that came up with this plan.
0:33.6	He's the one that's going to take his back to the majority.
0:35.4	And with that, it's my honor to introduce my good friend, the next speaker of the house,
0:39.3	Kevin McCarthy.
0:40.3	Thank you, Dr.
0:41.9	Unlike 1994, though, these Republicans are not on the steps of the Capitol.
0:46.7	They're in Pennsylvania at a manufacturing plant.
0:49.2	What we're going to roll out today is a commitment to America in Washington.
0:55.3	Now Washington, DC, but Washington County, Pennsylvania.
1:05.8	And you want to know why?
1:07.6	Because it's about you.
1:09.1	The commitment to America is a one-page list of ideas and principles.
1:13.6	We cannot let this great nation fall.
1:15.6	We're not going to let.
1:16.9	We will root out the corruption and return it to the people's house.
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