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wolf blitzer, gloria and john king will be here in a moment to talk about it. but first, two people that are very happy with the results. i spoke with newt gingrich's daughters, jackie and cathy. ladies, judging by the big grins on your faces, you're pretty happy down there. >> we're thrilled to be here in south carolina. >> it's a great place to be tonight. >> i bet it is. what an amazing turn around for your father. i've spoken to him a few times and he was dead on arrival in the summer. he made this amazing comeback. then he was like the has been who had blown his chance. now he's...

He's having an affair. >> it doesn't matter to the south carolinians. >> i think it does matter. for one minute he has a moment of strength on the stage that was brilliant. that is a character issue not that we go in private lives, but private lives do matter and character matters in the office and newt gingrich does not. >> you stuck with bill clinton when the character matters. >> i didn't dismiss it, i thought as a president he was -- >> you liked him. >> i really like his wife and i really like him and i was mad at him like everybody else. i didn't think he should be impeached for it >> la...

People's judgments of his character. and i think it's a factor, it certainly seems to be a factor coming up in polls, in the way that women in particular are looking at mr. gingrich and his character. >> but, jamie, it's not js about character, it's what you're going to do as a candidate to create a better, more prosperous america and susan, you and i can agree, women want more than just jobs, they want more than a safer america, they want better than schools for their children, it's not just a character issue, what policies are you going to put forth to trade for a better america. >> jamie: h...

I never have before. i am agreeing with bill. this is a character issue. if we can talk about romney's political inconsistency, we have to talk to newt gingrich and character. i am not saying it should be the first question on debate. but to have that factor in, i think it is legitimate. >> what about the fact -- let's talk about timing. there is two elements of timing involved. the timing of the interview being released and the timing of when this actually happened 15 years ago. i'm not sure. i really don't eastbound are. >> but she has already come out with it. it is not breaking news. >> yo...

Request for what she describes as his request for an open marriage. obviously, that's something that the gingrich campaign had to know what's coming. not like she's been totally out of the public eye, she has talked about this to a magazine in the past. what kind of an impact do you think it's going to have in south carolina, is it a family-values electorate? >> yes, it's a family-values electorate. i frankly don't see a huge impact on this primary campaign. now, i think it's a kind of thing as a character issue that can erode support for gingrich over time, so if he were to make it to the gen...