Newt Gingrich as Speaker?

Newsmax Poll chooses Newt Gingrich as next Speaker

Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, who served between 1995 and 1999, appeared in a recent poll to be Republican voters’ choice for the Speakership following McCarthy’s removal from his office.

As reported by Newsmax, an InsiderAdvantage survey found that 53 percent of the 850 respondents asked were supportive of Gingrich becoming the House Speaker. Not only that, the former Speaker was leading by 42 percentage points against the second-place option, Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio. The Ohio lawmaker has already announced that he’s launching a bid for the Speaker’s office.

While Gingrich is no longer serving in public office, he continues to be eligible to become the House Speaker. This is because according to the House rules, it is not a requirement for the Speaker to be an elected House Representative.

Read how the other possibilities fared