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Depended on it. he said that. that wasn't the only reason. the result was that american saw this as a historic election it was. >> of course, there were people who could have voted because democracy was their number one priority. also people who voted because they care about inflation. a reminder to our audience, the republican party did not offer any policy solutions around inflation. in fact, we're now hearing from republicans. rick scott has, said we need to get a more positive message out there. what are they talking about, michael? there are no positive messages coming out of the republic...

Message, do you hear? one >> that is absolutely right. compared to 1994. i am no fan of newt gingrich or when the republicans took congress in 1994, but gingrich did have that contract with america that said, you elect as republicans, here are the ten things that we will do. it was published in tv guide and other places. you could say that he had a mandate. maga republicans want a sweeping victory, which is pretty clear tonight that that is not going to happen. they could not have said that voters voted for us to do the following things. >> tv guide for our younger voters used to be very impor...

Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich has been in politics for decades, and never has an election bewildered him ...

Going to -- we'll see. we'll see if there's going to be a shock in that race. i still think hoch will probably wins that one. but there are other races out there, aren't there, that people are going to wake up the next morning and go, wow, i can't believe that person lost. >> yeah, look, the one from '94 i always remember. you'll remember the congressman from washington state, who was the speaker of the house. and no one thought -- no one was even paying attention to that race, and they woke up. it's washington state. the media doesn't cover these races out on the far pacific coast. all of a s...

On Sept. 10, 2001, I flew back to Washington from Frankfurt, Germany, with former House Speaker Newt Gingrich. We discussed a host of domestic and foreign policy issues before landing at Washington Dulles International Airport on that bright, crisp day. Neither of us had any idea how our worlds, and the worlds of every American — indeed, of everyone “on the planet,” as Newt often says — would be completely upended within the next 24 hours.