“You’re never going to beat the Clintons in the mud. It’s not possible. They’re the best gutter-fighters we’ve seen in our lifetime,” Gingrich said in an interview with ABC News Chief White House Correspondent Jonathan Karl and Political Director Rick Klein on the ABC News’ Powerhouse Politics Podcast.

“I mean you have to go back to Richard Nixon to find anyone with the potential to fight with her. So you’ve got to stay above her. You’ve got to say look, ‘ I’m going to beat you on jobs, I’m going to beat you on trade, I’m going to beat you on taxes.’”

“I thought what he did last time in not bringing it up was to his advantage,” he said.