We should rebuild the grassroots conservative movement. From the Reagan Revolution of 1980 through the Contract with America in 1994, it was this movement from outside Washington that carried us to the first center-right majority governing coalition in more than 60 years. The problem has not been with conservatism or with our voters.
The problem has been with Republican leaders who forgot who elected them and what values their supporters expected to see implemented in Washington.
— Newt Gingrich, 11-13-2006
That’s a first class lesson in hypocrisy right there. Gingrich lost his credibility with me when he killed the only portion of the Contract With America that would have made any real difference to the ruling elite. He did not even let a term limit proposal reach the floor of congress.