Republican presidential hopeful Newt Gingrich says he has sought God's forgiveness for his personal failings and hopes that evangelical voters take time to talk to him about his two divorces and his affair with the woman who is now his third wife.
His chances of winning the nomination of a party dominated by religious conservatives may depend on it.
"I think people have to look at me, ask tough questions, then render judgment," the former House speaker told The Associated Press on Monday during his first Iowa trip as a declared presidential candidate. "I have made mistakes in my life. I have had to go to God to ask for forgiveness and seek reconciliation."
"It would be easier in life to skip all this," he added. "But if citizenship requires these kinds of conversations, these conversations are worth having."
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