Contract With America

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• SOURCE: Made By History at the Washington Post
  10/18/2022
  

  The GOP Agenda Probably Won't Influence Midterms – the "Contract with America" Didn't

  by Robert Fleegler

  Long-simmering trends and anti-incumbent sentiment gave Republican House candidates a strong tailwind in 1994; the Contract with America policy agenda became an explanation after the fact, but was seldom referenced in the campaign. 

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• SOURCE: Los Angeles Review of Books
  10/9/2020
  

  “Wright-Gate” and Newt’s Ruthless Playbook (Review)

  Although he had dogs ranging from a Doberman pinscher to a cocker spaniel, young Newt Gingrich took particular delight in feeding hard-boiled eggs to his extensive collection of snakes. Julian Zelizer's new book on the Republican Revolution examines his appetite for conflict and political treachery.