We have also produced two companion pieces for the PBS NewsHour
on the Republican class elected to the House in 1994-probably the most
powerful class of new members in decades.
In the first 15 minute piece, "The
House: Which Way" we tell the story of the freshman battle for
survival in the 1996 elections through the campaigns of three very different
freshmen, all targeted by the Democratic party and the AFL-CIO.
Correspondent Hedrick Smith reports on three hotly contested races. Randy
Tate & Rick White of Washington State and Phil English, of Pennsylvania,
and how each one choose a different strategy to hold on to their seats.
In the second 15 minute piece, we tell a classic story of American democracy
in action- "The Greening
of the Class of '94"- the evolution of the class from its first
100 Days as the revolutionary shock troops in Speaker Newt Gingrich's politcal
army to the reflections of several class members after nearly two years
in office.
Some of the freshman who appear in the original The
People & The Power Game program are Sue Myrick of North Carolina,
David McIntosh of Indiana, Mark Neumann of Wisconsin, Roger Wicker of Mississippi,
Linda Smith of Washington State, Mark Souter of Indiana, & JC Watts
of Oklahoma.
