Here is thoughtful analysis of how Newt Gingrich’s leadership marked salient and sustained shift to conservatism in US House of Representatives. Obviously, Newt Gingrich alone is not responsible — probably the mood of the country has been largely causative — but he deserves credit as much as any other individual except possibly President Ronald Reagan.
The analysis and the article is produced by Nate Silver of Fivethirtyeight blog. See, the URL below.
http://fivethirtyeight.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/12/07/gingrichs-unimpeachable-conservative-credential/
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