Transcript: Newt Gingrich on 'Good Morning America'

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Gingrich: Let me distinguish this. I was asked a question about Rudy Giuliani, and the editor said Rudy can be nasty. My point was, running for president is a tough business and [if] the Democrats nominate Sen. Clinton, she'll be as tough as she needs to be. She's not going to be shy about this. At the same time if you watch the history of the Clintons, and I think Obama will have an opportunity to revisit this, they are very effective on taking on their opponents.

Sawyer: At this point, things continuing as they are, if you don't get in the race, do you think she'll win the presidency?

Gingrich: I think she has a very good chance of winning the presidency. I recently wrote in a newsletter, that there's a French lesson for Republicans. That Sarkozy, who's in the Chirac Cabinet, I think unless a Republican who is nominated is committed to fundamental change in Washington, they will certainly lose the election.

Sawyer: Some threshold questions here because you saw the button there. Rudy, [Mitt Romney], which some conservatives are saying, can a pro-choice candidate ever be nominated? Could Rudy Giuliani ever be nominated?

Gingrich: He could be nominated. Part of the key is to talk to all the American people. We're in this virtually irrational process, where we have nine or 10 people over here as Democrats standing in a row at some debate as though it were "American Idol," nine or 10 Republicans over here. It becomes more and more partisan, more and more narrow. It's wrong as a way of choosing a national leader.

Sawyer: Yes, but Richard Land of the Southern Baptist Convention has said if a man will lie to his wife, he'll be dishonest with anybody. Talking about Rudy Giuliani, do you believe this?

Gingrich: I think Richard Land has his view but again, he is elevated by the news media as he represents a huge block of people. He represents Richard Land. I'm not defending it in of the candidates, but when you go out and you look, the issues are still not clear, but what's happening is the very process of politics in this country, polarizes us. I think that's very dangerous for the future of the country.