Gingrich to run full-page ad in N.H. slamming Romney as "timid Massachusetts moderate" Former House speaker Newt Gingrich (R) pledged in the strongest terms yet Tuesday that he plans to mount a more aggressive campaign to defend against the millions in negative TV ads that his rivals and their supporters have run in Iowa and elsewhere. Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich (R-Ga.) (REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst) His top target, he said, will be former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney (R), whose supporters, through an independent Super PAC, have spent the most money trashing Gingrich. By day's end, Gingrich's strategy had already begun, with the campaign distributing a full-page ad scheduled to run in Wednesday's Manchester, N.H., Union-Leader with the huge headline, "The Choice." The ad features a picture of Gingrich with the description, "Bold Reagan Conservative" - and a shot of Romney followed by the description, "Timid Massachusetts Moderate." Read more on PostPolitics: Get the latest from the ground in Iowa with our live blog Iowa's caucuses preceded by flurry of insults The Take: The spotlight is on Mitt Romney