Des Moines, Iowa — With the debate just hours away, Newt Gingrich is relaxed.

“I’m going to talk about what America needs to do right now to solve its economic problems, and focus on positive solutions,” he tells National Review Online.

“I’m not actually worried very much about the candidate against candidate kind of stuff. I think this country is in deep trouble, and I think we need to focus on how to solve it,” Gingrich says.

When I run into him, about the only sign that he is a presidential candidate is a couple of C-Span employees filming him. He is with his wife, Callista, and a few others, and they easily wander about the fair. Many people, recognizing him, enthusiastically dash up. Plenty want photos, too and Callista graciously offers to take photos of Newt with his fans.

Still, Gingrich seems a bit frustrated with the media attention he does have. At one point, consulting with his wife about where to eat for lunch, he tells the C-Span crew this particular discussion is off the record.

Callista Gingrich works to get a Newt admirer the best photo possible.