Agreed. The Contract with America was a brillant strategy.
And so yes, thank you Newt.
Also, the Demorats really ran the House since 1930-yes there were two two year intervals in which the Republicans held the House but it was still a Demorate institution.
Yup, aside from 2 brief interludes (1947-48; 1953-54), the Demonrats ran the House show uninterrupted from 1931-1995.