DES MOINES, Iowa – Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich was forced to defend his character and brand of conservatism on Saturday in one of the most personal and combative debates of the primary season.
The former House Speaker, who has been surging in the polls, was targeted by opponents over his time as a consultant for mortgage giant Freddie Mac, his earlier support for the unpopular individual mandate that is central to President Obama’s health care reforms and a series of extramarital affairs and two divorces.
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