Two Takes: What Republicans Must Learn From Tuesday's Election

Two great historians — one the former chairman of the California Republican Party, the other the architect of the 1994 Republican Revolution — discuss what conservatives must learn from last night.

Rod D. Martin, Thomas Del Beccaro, and Newt Gingrich

Nov 05, 2025

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by Rod D. Martin
November 5, 2025

Today is the one-year anniversary of Donald Trump’s re-election, perhaps the most stunning comeback in American history.

But you couldn’t have told it from last night’s election returns. Ouch!

I did live election commentary all night last night, so I hope you’ll forgive me for not writing a full essay of my own today (you can watch lots of my analysis if you want).

Instead, I’m presenting the spot-on thoughts of two tremendous leaders of the conservative movement, both historians: former California Republican Party Chairman Tom Del Becarro, and former U.S. House Speaker Newt Gingrich, the architect of the 1994 Republican Revolution.

Read carefully, and learn.

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A guest post by

Thomas Del Beccaro

Host: Del Beccaro's Politics In Persepctive, Author of The Lessons of the American Civilization & The Divided Era - TV/Radio Personality/Columnist - Foxnews.com, Newsmax, TomDel.com

A guest post by

Newt Gingrich

Newt Gingrich, Chairman of Gingrich 360 and former Speaker of the House, is recognized as the architect of the “Contract with America.” He is also a Fox News contributor, documentary producer, long-time educator, and historian.