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Newt Gingrich Says Democrats Did Something Not Seen Since The 1930s

Newt Gingrich Says Democrats Did Something Not Seen Since The 1930s (Screenshot/Fox News)

Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich appeared on Fox News Wednesday and compared the current state of the Democratic Party to the collapse of the Republican Party during the early 1930s.

President Donald Trump has repeatedly turned political crises into comebacks, stacking up victories even when the odds seemed against him. During an appearance on “Jesse Watters: Primetime,” Gingrich discussed the political realignment taking place, where Republican figures are gaining traction with blue-collar workers and traditionally union-aligned voters like the Teamsters.

“Maybe you go back to Franklin Roosevelt in ‘33, ‘34, ‘35, when the Republicans were literally collapsing,” Gingrich said. “They went from being the dominant party for over 60 years to a tiny minority. You’re seeing that happen now.”

Gingrich said Republicans benefit daily from the left’s growing embrace of radical figures.

“The senator from Massachusetts went down to endorse [Zohran] Mamdani as the future of the Democratic Party. If you’re a Republican, this is like Christmas every single day,” Gingrich added. “There’s another gift that comes in over the transom. And you just can’t imagine these people are so out of touch with everyday normal Americans that it’s, I think it’s astonishing.”

Teamsters President Sean O’Brien said Tuesday that the Democrats are abandoning working Americans in favor of special interests and progressive causes. He said that nearly 60% of union members preferred Trump over Harris and faulted Democrats for failing to engage voters face-to-face. 

Trump expanded his support among working-class white men, black men, Hispanics, and Asian-American and Pacific Islander voters in 2024, according to Democratic analytics firm Catalist. Several reports said that one of the GOP’s most effective ad strategies involved casting former Vice President Kamala Harris and her party as extreme on transgender policies, which helped boost Republican turnout across the board.

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