CUMMING, Ga. -- What a difference a month makes in the political life and times of Newt Gingrich.
Four weeks ago, he was leading the Republican presidential field and looked to have momentum after a record win in South Carolina.
As a new month of March approaches, the Gingrich campaign needs a victory.
Super Tuesday looms large for his candidacy and viability of his campaign.
Sunday morning Gingrich was the guest speaker at Dr. Richard Lee's First Redeemer Church of Cumming.
Last Sunday, GOP presidential hopeful Rick Santorum, who has surged with many evangelicals, spoke before the congregation.
This time, it was Gingrich's turn.
"I don't come here as a religious leader, and I don't come as a saint, but I come here as a citizen who has had a life that has fallen short of the glory of God who has had to seek God's forgiveness and had to seek reconciliation."
Gingrich gave a preview of what will be the major message of his campaign in the week ahead -- saying President Obama was wrong when he apologized to the Afghan government for the burning of several Korans at an American military base near Kabul.
"A great deal has been said about the recent apology. We're not going to have a one-sided offensive against our civilization, which we are suppose to accept defeat and humliation and we're suppose to accept the death of a young man and woman and we are suppose to apologize to those who are killing us. I don't think so."
11Alive News' Jeff Hullinger Spoke with Gingrich after his speech.
Hullinger: You are a man defined by political comebacks. You have nine days. Do you have another one in you?
Gingrich: Oh sure, we feel good here in Georgia. We've had a great experience in Washington state this weekend and a great experience in California at the convention yesterday, we'll be at home for six of the next eight days.
Hullinger: Will the major theme of your campaign in the weeks ahead be the apology by the president and your plan to lower gas prices?
Gingrich: Those are the two primary themes we will stay on for the next eight days, particularly the energy plan and the need to get gas down to $2.50 a gallon for the benefit of the American people.
How important are these themes? It's now do or die for this campaign. The former House speaker must win Georgia as he told Hullinger a few days ago.
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Monday Mr. Gingrich will be in Nashville. Then Tuesday, he'll be back to Georgia for a two-day bus trip campaigning.