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How did Gingrich role help in the government?
A number of scholars have credited Gingrich with playing a key role in undermining democratic norms in the United States, and hastening political polarization and partisan prejudice
were there any conflicts in Newt Gingrich's career?

Question: did Gingrich have any influences?
Self-contained rewrite: did Newt Gingrich have any influences?