At the NBC debate, Brian Williams asked Newt Gingrich about Mitt Romney’s attacks that Gingrich was “erratic,” a “failed leader,” and that his nomination would result in “an October Surprise every day.” In the ensuing conversation, Gingrich likened himself to Ronald Reagan — and also sought to explain his own resignation as Speaker in 1998, when he was forced out by House Republicans.
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