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(MOTHER JONES) — A ghost from Newt Gingrich’s past paid him a visit in South Carolina, and it wasn’t the one you’re thinking of. In late January, as reporters buzzed over the ABC News interview with the candidate’s second ex-wife, Gingrich was finishing up a town hall at a dove-hunting ranch in the low-country town of Walterboro. That’s when a balding, middle-aged man stood up and announced himself as a first-time caller, longtime listener: "I’ve been following your career," he said. "And I was excited about the revolution in 1994. I was so excited about it I read your reading list"—a reference to Gingrich’s tip sheet for freshman legislators. "You know, Alvin Toffler…my eyes teared-up reading that stuff."