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Remember that pledge that a conservative Christian group in Iowa asked all the Republican candidates to take this summer? The one that made them vow to uphold the institution of marriage (and reject pornography, and Islamic law, and marriage rights for gays, and…)?

Newt Gingrich declined to sign it back then, when he was way behind in the polls. But now, it seems, he has changed his mind. USA Today reports Gingrich has now signed the pledge, which, among other things, commits him to supporting a constitutional ban on same-sex marriage.

Oh yes, and it commits him to not committing adultery—something he has been known to do on a few occasions in the past. Twice-divorced, he began an affair with his current wife, Callista, while still married to another woman in 1993.

In a letter explaining his support for the pledge, circulated by the Iowa Family Leader, Gingrich wrote, “I also pledge to uphold the institution of marriage through personal fidelity to my spouse and respect for the marital bonds of others.” Politico has the full letter here.

What could have changed between July, when Gingrich decided not to sign the document, and today? Well, for one thing, he’s now the clear frontrunner in Iowa—but the state’s evangelical voters are torn over his history of affairs, Bloomberg News reports. The Family Leader itself is torn between Gingrich, Michele Bachmann, Rick Perry, and Rick Santorum as it eyes a candidate endorsement, the Washington Post explains.

Meanwhile, at a campaign stop in New Hampshire, Gingrich made it clear where he thinks he stands among the GOP field. “I’m the frontrunner,” he said, according to Politico.