Newt Gingrich recently told Politico of the difference between the '90s-era House GOP and today's slim majority.
The ex-speaker said he could "afford to have five or six people be idiots" in the face of a shutdown.
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AdvertisementAdvertisementAfter the 1994 elections, House Republicans secured a 230-seat majority, and they won 226 seats after the 1996 elections.
During the Clinton administration, Gingrich told Politico that he could "afford to have five or six people be idiots."
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