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#16 Cheerful Persistence
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- Imagine being a Republican elected to Congress in 1978 during Jimmy Carter's presidency
- The Republican caucus was full of well-intentioned but beaten-down members who had been in the minority too long
- Newt Gingrich faced repeated setbacks in trying to gain a majority in Congress
- Despite election losses in 1980, 1982, and 1984, Gingrich and his allies chose a path of cheerful persistence
- Gingrich wrote in "The Making of a Majority" that cheerful persistence was a survival skill
- They worked cheerfully every day to accomplish what they could and adjusted when faced with failures
- In today's shifting political landscape, the lesson remains: succeed by cheerfully persisting, shaking off losses, and focusing on what we can control
- Our strength lies in our ability to adapt, fight, and cheerfully persist – this is our Winning Edge
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