it in new hampshire. >> now, the approach next door was a state plan to address state problems in ways that were unique to massachusetts. now, our experiment was not perfect. >> reporter: for former house speaker newt gingrich the challenge isn't policy, but personal. he has been married three times. he has admitted to having affairs, and that is a tough sell for the values voters who naturally gr lly gravitate to t social conservative position, and he is asking for forgiveness and putting rationale on the christian networks. >> well, there is no question that at times in my life driven by how passionately i felt about the country that i worked far too hard and that things happened in my life that were not appropriate. >> reporter: that got the late night comics buzzing. here is late night's jay leno. >> did you hear the explanation that he so passionate and so passionate about america that he