We picked up a governor's race for the first time in 20 years. We picked up a second congressional seat with Jim Inhofe, one state. So We had the most successful election in America if you were a Republican in 86. Mitch actually called me. I walked in office the morning after the 86 election, and he goes, my secretary says, hey, the White House political director just called here for you. (08:50–08:56)
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Asserts that the 1986 election was the most successful for Republicans in America.
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