Newt Gingrich: I doubt GOP would have won House in 1994 without Rush Limbaugh

Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich called conservative radio host Rush Limbaugh "an iconic figure" Wednesday and expressed doubt that Republicans would have won control of the House of Representatives in 1994 without the late broadcaster.

"Without Rush, I doubt if we would have won control of the House in 1994, because he clarified the issues,"  Gingrich explained. "He gave our candidates arguments to run on. He created a huge number of people—his impact was more than the 20 million listeners a week, it was all of the people they would go talk to. My guess is that the ripple effect of Rush was 80-90 million people every single week because people would go out and say, ‘Did you hear what Rush said today?’" "Without Rush, I doubt if we would have won control of the House in 1994.... He clarified the issues. He gave our candidates arguments to run on." Gingrich credited Limbaugh with highlighting the work of House Republicans during the early years of the Clinton Presidency.