(CNN) -- The 1994 elections were approaching, and House Republicans were on a mission to take control of their chamber for the first time in nearly 50 years.
Buoyed by an electorate skeptical of then-President Clinton after his unsuccessful push for health care reform, Republicans charged forward with what experts say they are lacking now: a clear message and a leader.
With Newt Gingrich at the helm of a legislative agenda called the "Contract with America," Republicans handed Democrats a blistering defeat, taking back control not only of the House, but the Senate, too.
For 10 of the next 12 years, Republicans held the majority in both chambers. By the end of the bruising 2006 and 2008 election cycles, the Republicans found themselves back in the wilderness.
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http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/10/13/republican.brand/index.htmlExperts? More like paid shrills.
GOP's problem is that they listen to that fat ass drug addict, that looflah loving phone sex guy, and that psychopath. The part is made up of teabaggers, birthers, and so on while the moderates have been leaving the party.