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A review by theheidimce
Burning Down the House: Newt Gingrich, the Fall of a Speaker, and the Rise of the New Republican Party by Julian E. Zelizer
4.0
"The Republican establishment's goal was to get as much as it can without being disruptive. The heart of the Republican insurgency ... was to be as disruptive as necessary to get what you want. Enter Donald J. Trump."
This is a deep, well-researched look into the rise of Newt Gingrich and the fall of the "permanent Democratic majority" in the House of Representatives. The more I learn about American electoral politics, the more I think "there's nothing new under the sun," and it's incredible to hear a take on how partisanship took over, who drove it, and who didn't stop it. I'm learning again and again that it wasn't always like this, and it needn't be a permanent state.
This is a surprisingly balanced book, naming faults in the Republican and Democratic party, but it is an aggressively unflattering picture of Newt Gingrich, a neo-McCarthy whom neither party tried hard enough to stop.
This is a deep, well-researched look into the rise of Newt Gingrich and the fall of the "permanent Democratic majority" in the House of Representatives. The more I learn about American electoral politics, the more I think "there's nothing new under the sun," and it's incredible to hear a take on how partisanship took over, who drove it, and who didn't stop it. I'm learning again and again that it wasn't always like this, and it needn't be a permanent state.
This is a surprisingly balanced book, naming faults in the Republican and Democratic party, but it is an aggressively unflattering picture of Newt Gingrich, a neo-McCarthy whom neither party tried hard enough to stop.