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Newt Gingrich: If the president had replaced Rumsfeld two weeks ago, the Republicans would still control the Senate, and they would…

On the recordNovember 9, 2006
If the president had replaced Rumsfeld two weeks ago, the Republicans would still control the Senate, and they would probably have 10 more House members.
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Newt Gingrich
Republican · Georgia

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Gingrich suggests that an earlier dismissal of Rumsfeld could have changed the election outcome for Republicans.

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