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Gingrich is a key figure in the 2017 book The Polarizers by Colgate University political scientist Sam Rosenfeld about the American political system's shift to polarization and gridlock. [6] Rosenfeld describes Gingrich as follows, "For Gingrich, responsible party principles were paramount...
Newt Gingrich has declared his position on many political issues through his public comments and legislative record, including as Speaker of the House.The political initiative with which he is most widely identified was the Contract With America, which outlined an economic and social agenda designed to improve the efficiency of government while reducing its burden on the American taxpayer. [1]
The "Republican Revolution", "Revolution of '94", or "Gingrich Revolution" are political slogans that refer to the Republican Party's (GOP) success in the 1994 U.S. midterm elections, [1] which resulted in a net gain of 54 seats in the House of Representatives, and a pick-up of eight seats in the Senate. It was led by Newt Gingrich.
The Contract with America was a legislative agenda advocated by the Republican Party during the 1994 congressional election campaign. Written by Newt Gingrich and Dick Armey, and in part using text from former president Ronald Reagan's 1985 State of the Union Address, the contract detailed the actions the Republicans promised to take if they became the majority party in the United States House ...
Former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich, one of the Republican Party's best rabble rousers, suggests that's how the GOP should couch the national policy debate in the final four weeks
After unified Democrats and eight Republicans voted to remove House Speaker Kevin McCarthy in a historic 216-210 vote on Oct. 3, former speaker Newt Gingrich is in the news again, urging the GOP to...
Gingrich told U.S. News he's already been enlisted by the incoming Trump administration to perform his unofficial, but preferred, role of 'senior planner.' Newt Gingrich is becoming Trump's secret ...
Official portrait of Newt Gingrich, the 50th speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives (1995–1998) In the 1994 elections , the Republican Party, led by House minority whip Newt Gingrich , who campaigned on the " Contract with America ", won majorities in both chambers of Congress, gained 12 governorships, and regained control of 20 state ...