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caucuses it starts counting. republicans will start choosing candidates in a campaign after everyone you see here and a few you dont, have been the front-runner or the front-runner -- or may soon become the front-runner. some of these boxes may soon be empty. politicos roger simon said iowa caucuses dont pick winners, they eliminate losers. a lot of people could continue on from here even if they dont place well. a loser here may take new hampshire. someone else could win south carolin...

has he done enough to convince voters on the fence? >> get the ballots i need, votes i need to become our nominee. >> mitt romney hoping to win the first prize while his targets threaten. >> and a sea of loyal reporters. >> its to protect liberty: strap in, get ready. the candidates make their final pitches. >> all right. heres what were watching for you out of iowa. negative vibes rising on the campaign trail. also, what happens to tonights losers? newt gingrich changes his expectatio...

this is decision day in iowa. just four hours from now, republicans will gather in caucuses across the state and cast the first votes in the 2012 campaign. the candidates have spent months of the trial paving the way with millions in campaign cash. much of that money has gone towards a barrage of negative advertising. now, in a final flurry of appearances, the rhetoric has reached a new peak or maybe a new low. >> you said mitt romney, somebody who will lie to you to get to be presiden...

Republican house district. youll hear more about steel mills and jobs as senator santorum moves on from eye waffle will he lead the leading presidential contender? thats improbable yerg. but impossible? most people would say yes but the truth is it is finally the voters turn. and sometimes the voters surprise us. lets dig deeper on the santorum surge with john, senator santorums senior strategist. long time christian activist and organize he. i want to you listen here. i dont pretend to have bee...

More phone calls than you would care to hear about. >> on wednesday they pack up and go to new hampshire and elsewhere where as our organization thats been here since april will stay here. stay here and keep organizing. we will have the strongest organization come wednesday morning. >> this state first made president obama a contender in 2008 and the campaign plans to fight head winds to win here again in november. >> but how important is this state for november? >> oh, crucial. >> every list i ...

Presidents facing the political realities here and potentially whos going to be running against him. are they watching now? what are they doing? >> obviously there will be eyes. the presidents eyes, the presidents re-election advisors will be watching the caucuses, of course. this is a president, you know very well, knows the importance of the iowa caucuses, his eight-point lead in 2008 made him an early contender. cautious expectation for some time and it continues to be that ultimately mitt ro...

>> absolutely. spent the last weekend in iowa. this is whats going on out there right now. the voters are trying to figure out who they want to support in this race for the republican presidential nomination. out of nowhere, multiple story lines. out of des moines, rick santorum has shown hes a strong contender right now. the des moines register poll which is considered the gold standard for the iowa caucuses shows that rick santorum has a good shot at it. winning the iowa caucuses. >> he hasnt ...

Was santorum was campaigning a short moment ago. what latest there, jim? >> wolf, he has good poll numbers. his fund-raising has taken off and the world media sfoling his every step. now the trick is to translate that momentum into something meaningful. welcome to rick santorums moment. just one day to go before the iowa caucuses, surging gop contender noting the crush of cameras following his every move wasnt even there a week ago. that might explain why iowans have their doubts whether any of ...

National scope, high name identification, big fund raising operations, governor of the second largest state, former speaker of the house. he doesnt want them to get any momentum. if ron paul wins, rick santorum wins, its easy for romney to say, well, iowa, you know how iowa is, theyre conservative, theyre super, and we think theyre great, but dont pay any attention to them. but if right is starting to unite behind perry or gingrich, that sets them up for a strong showing in south carolina and th...

I represent that. why would they pass my laws? i wanted to stop this a long time ago. thats why i went to washington. the tied has changed. now the opportunity is there. now i am a sirius con se-- seri contender and thats why theres so much excitement. >> less than 30 seconds left. i want to ask you a final question. you and congressman bachmann got into a flap this week when her state senator kent sorenson jumped ship from her campaign to your campaign. she ladies and gentlemens that he said th...