Gingrich Defends Conservative Bona Fides at Candidates’ Forum
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Former U.S. House Speaker Newt Gingrich defended his fiscal conservative credentials last night in a televised Republican presidential forum, arguing that his achievements in Congress outweigh his past support for mandating health insurance and calls to address climate change -- both considered anathema to Republican base voters.
Gingrich, the latest Republican contender to surge in the polls and challenge former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney for the lead in the party’s primary, said he has come to view both his health insurance stance and his involvement in a 2008 climate change public service advertisement with former Democratic House Speaker Nancy Pelosi as mistakes.