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Podcast: This Day (An America 250 History Show)
Episode: Election Sunday: Contract with America (1994) w/ Kristen Soltis Anderson
Description: It’s September 27th. On this day in 1994, Republicans in the House of Representatives gathered on the steps of the Capitol to announce the “Contract with America,” a plank of ten policy points that they pledged to uphold if they seized back power in the upcoming midterm elections.
Jody and Niki are joined by pollster Kristen Soltis Anderson of Echelon Insights to discuss how the contract helped propel New Gingrich to stardom and brand the new Republican party.
Kristen’s book is “The Selfie Vote.”
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