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>> what are you talking about puppets? i am a living creature. >> make him go away. >> jim henson was wonderful. >> do i have a new respect for him. does an up tick for rick mean nit for mitt? santorum is soring with a poll showing him at 21%. but romney still holds a substantial lead, 498 points in some polls, i believe. in new hampshire where there is an actual vote on tuesday. the socially conservative former senator and other candidates are looking to south carolina on january 21st as thei...

>> what are you talking about puppets? i am a living creature. >> make him go away. >> jim henson was wonderful. >> do i have a new respect for him. does an up tick for rick mean nit for mitt? santorum is soring with a poll showing him at 21%. but romney still holds a substantial lead, 498 points in some polls, i believe. in new hampshire where there is an actual vote on tuesday. the socially conservative former senator and other candidates are looking to south carolina on january 21st as thei...

Competitors are attacking him. newt gingrich plans to launch a new attack ad against romney in south carolina. one calling him timid and the other dealing with his abortion stand when he was a massachusetts governor. so, the gloves are off. >>dave: what is interesting newt gingrich has been very critical of mitt romney and his super pang -- pac and now newt gingrich pac is rolling out a 27-minute video attacking mitt romney. the very thing that newt gingrich has been attacking mitt romney for do...

Risen high enough for him to earn a starring role as the villain in a remarkable new anti-jon huntsman attack ad. have you seen this today? i saw this at the website wonkette. the ad -- now, it does not appear to be an official campaign ad. it appears to have been produced by ron paul supporters in new hampshire. and it specifically zeros in on jon huntsmans most recent job as u.s. ambassador to china. watch. ♪ [ speaking chinese ] ♪

>> oh, yeah. i think so. i think especially in this race where the stakes are so high that youre going to always see negative spots even in a republican primary. what im surprised by is that in iowa romney really skated and wasnt the target of those ads. it was gingrich who was taking all the fire and romney kind of waltzed into new hampshire. he isnt going to have the same experience in new hampshire and south carolina but it is interesting that the other candidates decided not to attack romney...

Where the stakes are so high that youre going to always see negative spots even in a republican primary. what im surprised by is that in iowa romney really skated and wasnt the target of those ads. it was gingrich who was taking all the fire and romney kind of waltzed into new hampshire. he isnt going to have the same experience in new hampshire and south carolina but it is interesting that the other candidates decided not to attack romney the way that they did gingrich. >> yeah. they definitely...

The earmarks i put in bills. ill defend earmarks. ill defend earmarks. >> the only person who has seemed fit to run an attack ad against rick santorum is rick perry. that was that ad. theres the issue of rick santorum not just defending torture but saying john mccain was only against torture because john mccain doesnt understand it. mr. santorum saying, "he doesnt understand how enhanced interrogation works. i mean, you break somebody, and after theyre broken they become cooperative." rick santo...

>> the only person who has seemed fit to run an attack ad against rick santorum is rick perry. that was that ad. theres the issue of rick santorum not just defending torture but saying john mccain was only against torture because john mccain doesnt understand it. mr. santorum saying, "he doesnt understand how enhanced interrogation works. i mean, you break somebody, and after theyre broken they become cooperative." rick santorum understands. that john mccain, whats he ever done to -- yeah. there...

Governor romney raised taxes. created romney care. appointed liberal judges. those are facts. it seems to me you can have an honest fact-based campaign that draws a contrast between a reagan conservative and a massachusetts moderate. thats not an attack, per se. unless you regard somebodys record, the statement of the record, as being an indictment which is a comment on the record. >> good morning, mr. romney. then also today, just as the world was getting world that john mccain wases endorsing ...

>> sean: $17 million. i ran into the governor of iowa. he said thats almost twice what was spent in his gubernatorial race. who do you think was hurt the most? newt? >> newt was hurt the most. >> sean: his trajectory was so quick and then santorum, they didnt have time go after him -- >> exactly. and santorum will be attacked more now because hes at the top. but heres why newt was hurt the most. the thing is, when you are attacked negatively, you need toft money and be able to respond quickly to...