On the recordJune 10, 2014
The guy is in shock. His pollster told him he was going to win by 34 points. He goes into election night totally confident. He outspent his opponent 25 to 1.
Source
transcripts.cnn.comNewt Gingrich: “The guy is in shock. His pollster told him he was going to win by 34 points. He goes into election night totally…”
Editor's note · Context
Newt Gingrich discusses Eric Cantor's unexpected defeat and his confidence leading up to the election.
Share
More from Newt Gingrich
Aug 12, 2022
Former Republican speaker of the House, Newt Gingrich, compared the FBI to the east German secret police, calling them the American Stasi.
Aug 23, 2026
If a conservative Republican had attacked a liberal Democrat working professional woman the way Ossoff smeared Natalie Harp there would be cries to kick them off the ticket and reject this kind of misogynistic language diminishing and…
Dec 1, 2022
Quit Underestimating President Biden. Like virtually all conservatives and Republicans, I deeply oppose his policies... However, Conservatives' hostility to the Biden administration on our terms tends to blind us to just how effective…
Other voices in this conversation
