As the Huffington Posted noted, The York Dispatch reported today that former House speaker and Fox News contributor Newt Gingrich said that the Tea Party movement is “more likely to end up as the militant wing of the Republican Party” than as an independent or third party. Gingrich was speaking in York, Pennsylvania, and was asked about the future of the Tea Party. The Dispatch reported:

Gingrich said the movement is a “natural expression of frustration with Republicans and anger at Democrats,” which is “more likely to end up as the militant wing of the Republican Party” than as an independent or third party.

Gingrich has previously stated that Tea Party leaders “understand that in the end their job is to help defeat Harry Reid and Nancy Pelosi.”