The Republican seizure of Congress majority(53 seats in the 100-seat Senateand 230 out of 435 House seats)put an end to a 40-year House domination bythe Democrats and consequently their simultaneous control of both the presidencyand the legislature.This will mean tighter congressional restraints over Bill Clintonin the two remaining years of his presidency.What is more,the Republicans alsowon 31 of 50 governorships and their gains include 8 of the 10 crucial biggest statessuch as California,New York and Texas,a situation bound to make great impacton the 1996 presidential race.
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