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That is definitely the biggest difference between 1993 and now: When George Bush went down to defeat in 1992, the Republicans who would vie to fill the leadership void were already known quantities. Many of them had been climbing the ladder for more than a decade and, like Gingrich, had an identity independent of the old leadership. While there are some names I can think of trying to fill the GOP's void now, it isn't comparable to the early Clinton years.