Wright’s resignation marked another ascension in Gingrich’s rise to power, as he educated his colleagues in the win-at-all-costs mindset. One of Gingrich’s key tactics was demonizing Democrats. They weren’t just wrong, Gingrich deemed them “evil” and “enemies of normal Americans.”7 As Gingrich once correctly said, “The number one fact about the news media is that they love fights. When you give them confrontations, you get attention; when you get attention, you can educate.”
