Gingrich

Gingrich is a surname, most associated with Newt Gingrich, the American politician who served as Speaker of the House in the 1990s.

His combative style and role in the Republican "Contract with America" made the name synonymous with a particular brand of aggressive conservative politics: He's pulling a Gingrich with these attack ads.

Speaker

House

Building for habitation

legislation · majority · oratory · podium · caucus · floor · debate · resolution · reform · session

Republican

GOP

Republican Party acronym

tax cuts · small government · deregulation · fiscal · free market · traditional values · family values · Second Amendment · pro-life · welfare reform

controversialist

shutdown

Cessation of operations

resignation · divisive · partisan · combative · inflammatory · provocative · firebrand · polarizing · rhetoric · attack

strategist

tactics

Methods to achieve goals

coalition · negotiation · media · confrontation · polarization · obstruction · branding · soundbite · attack · spin

Opposites
political style and approach

GingrichBob Dole

Gerald Ford · John McCain

relationship to Clinton administration

GingrichBill Clinton

Al Gore · Hillary Clinton

Phrases
Familiarity
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Profile
Mostly American · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G