Viewed strictly by the numbers, the election had not been so bad for the Republicans: they held their majorities in both House and Senate (although their House majority dropped from 11 seats to 6 seats), and they lost only one governorship. But they had been expecting great gains from the Clinton scandals. In helping us sort it all out, our guests are entertainingly gloomy. WFB: "How possible is it in an age of television and radio for an individual running for state office or federal office to make his own points clear to his constituency? ..." ER: "Oh, I think it's very possible.... And I have had plenty of experience. People would listen to a candidate for state comptroller or a candidate for Buffalo councilman more than they would listen to a congressman or a senator. People believe in their state and local government."... JF: "During the 1974 Nixon debacle there were a hundred polls on the subject. There were five hundred this year.... A politician is scared of his own shadow unless he has a poll and a focus group in both hands."