Gingrich Sees Himself As Man of Substance ; Polls Show a Surge to Catch Up to Romney

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Newt Gingrich, now leading by double digits in Iowa and California and in a statistical tie with Mitt Romney for first place in two national polls, ascribes his rise to the top of the Republican presidential nomination heap to substance: a candidate consistently demonstrating depth and breadth of knowledge on domestic and foreign issues.

Also giving him one of the biggest boosts in modern campaign history is the restraint he has shown toward his GOP rivals, he said in an interview with The Washington Times.

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Gingrich Sees Himself As Man of Substance ; Polls Show a Surge to Catch Up to Romney

"The surge of support for me is a result of a steady focus on substance, on large-solution proposals," Mr. Gingrich said Thursday. He noted that "36,000 people downloaded the "21st Century Contract With America" the day I unveiled it on C-SPAN from Des Moines," Iowa, on Sept. ...

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