Tuhia he haere tonu mō tēnei wāhanga - He mema a Newman i te Pāti Reipa, engari i kitea e ia i a ia anō e kore e makona ki tōna tūnga i runga i te wehewehe. Ka tae atu a Newman ki te huihuinga whakahaere tuatahi o te Progressive Democratic Party, he roopu pango e arotahi ana ki te taurite me te wehewehe. I te tau 1958, kua hurihia e ia tana mema ki te Pāti Manapori, i reira i mahi ai ia hei karere ki te 1968
, 1972, me te 1980 Democratic National Conventions.