There's a very big gulf between the black civil rights leadership in America and the black middle class in America. The black middle class are conservative. Many of those minorities can be persuaded to be members of the Republican Party.

Quote by Pete Du Pont

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Newt has two transitions behind him. First he had to capture control of the House....

Newt has two transitions behind him. First he had to capture control of the House....

Our original idea was to help three or four hundred candidates in the first election...

Our original idea was to help three or four hundred candidates in the first election...

There were some entrepreneurial du Ponts that are a little different from the heads of...

There were some entrepreneurial du Ponts that are a little different from the heads of...

I come from a family that has been here for almost 200 years. My ancestors...

I come from a family that has been here for almost 200 years. My ancestors...

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Newt changed the frame of reference of all of our candidates. That's why we won...

Has President Bush exceeded his constitutional authority or acted illegally in authorizing wiretaps without a...

Has President Bush exceeded his constitutional authority or acted illegally in authorizing wiretaps without a...

Franklin Roosevelt had to govern at a time of crisis. If you're going to make...

Franklin Roosevelt had to govern at a time of crisis. If you're going to make...

We didn't think taxes ought to go up. They ought to go down. We didn't...

We didn't think taxes ought to go up. They ought to go down. We didn't...

Newt correctly assumes that the American public is beginning to look down the road and...

Newt correctly assumes that the American public is beginning to look down the road and...

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The struggle you see in the Republican Party today is the country club Republican versus...

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Ronald Reagan gave our party a bowling alley image as opposed to a country club...

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One of the tragedies of the Bush administration is that we went back to business...

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If we had known that one of those terrorist attacks was coming, could our government...

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That's the way it is with entrepreneurial people. You try one thing, it doesn't work,...

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Everyone matures. When I was Newt's age, I thought I had the right answer to...

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If you're going to try to win an election, you can't be 80 percent. You...

Newt Gingrich's job to capture the Congress was to give Republican candidates an edge and...

Newt Gingrich's job to capture the Congress was to give Republican candidates an edge and...

The sea change that has come is the information age. We don't have to just...

The sea change that has come is the information age. We don't have to just...

Franklin Roosevelt was a great leader. He saw how to use the levers of power...

Franklin Roosevelt was a great leader. He saw how to use the levers of power...

Moderates shouldn't be nervous about Newt because he has a vision, he's laid it forward....

Moderates shouldn't be nervous about Newt because he has a vision, he's laid it forward....