Bill Clinton said there won't be a repeat of 1994

In September Bill Clinton said "Democrats have been hurt, but there won't be a repeat of 1994."

Former President Bill Clinton said Sunday that Republican attacks have hurt President Barack Obama and the congressional Democrats, but he doesn’t expect a repeat of the 1994 Republican takeover in next year’s midterm elections.
During an appearance on NBC’s "Meet the Press," Clinton said, "here’s no way they can make it that bad."

Did Clinton really believe that or was he whistling past the graveyard?

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