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shift, Gingrich bypassed senior committee chairs to centralize absolute power within the Speaker’s office and shortened the congressional work week to prevent lawmakers from building cross-party relationships in D.C.

He also masterfully leveraged cable television, using empty late-night House floor sessions to beam fiery, partisan speeches directly to C-SPAN viewers.

While this revolutionary strategy successfully ended 40 years of Democratic House control, it ultimately dismantled the old …