side. the truth is what we as a country moving forward, will we continue to operate the truth? do we continue to be the place where the truth matters or will we fall to the lies where we succumb to the biggest lie of them all? you know the big lie i am talking about, that s the lie of the stolen election of the big fraud. it is not hyperbole to say the january 6th hearing that s hours away of what comes out of them will be an indication of whether we can keep our fragile democracy right now. it is hanging by a thread whether we can keep it or not. are you paying attention? you should. tomorrow we ll listen to testimonies, live, from three republicans who know exactly how far the former president was willing to go to overturn our free and fair election. all i want to do is this, i just want to find 11,780 votes. which is one more than we have because we won the state. it is outrageous. this is not just about what happened more than a year ago. it is about what s happening
charleston. [ cheers ] it s one of the most beautiful colleges i have seen. a lot of enthusiasm here on campus tonight. a lot of enthusiasm in the state of south carolina for what s going to take place tomorrow in this state. newt gingrich the surging. mitt romney says tomorrow may end in defeat for mitt romney. nearly a week ago it was expected to be a coronation. that s how quickly things have changed. speaker gingrich s comeback began with a strong performance in a debate monday. and then last night s strong performance on cnn. as you know, your ex-wife gave an interview with abc news and the washington post and the story is viral on the internet. she says you came to her in 1999 at a time when you were having an affair. she said you asked her to enter into an open marriage. would you like to take time to respond to that? no. but i will. [ cheers and applause ] i think the destructive, vicious, negative nature of much of the news media makes it harder to govern thi