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Evangelicals and social conservatives hold greater sway. 21% of the new hampshire republican voters surveyed in the 2008 exit poll said they were evangelical christians. and the same number considered themselves to be very conservative. >> i am not a religious fern. so i dont like the hear candidates talk about how god has anything to do with their decision-making process whatsoever. >> while religious voters in iowa are credited with helping santorum reach national prominence, they are seeking ...

Youre saying. in terms of mitt romney, does it hurt him that hes taking a couple of days in south carolina with the folks in new hampshire, do you think? >> mitt romney know him pretty well. they refer to him as the neighbor, he had the house up the road from us. people here know him fairly well. i think what is interesting is that while hes not here candidates like rick santorum who voters dont know as well are getting an opportunity to go into their town halls and go into topics with them. peo...

Later than they might have done in the past. martha: its fascinating what youre saying. in terms of mitt romney, does it hurt him that hes taking a couple of days in south carolina with the folks in new hampshire, do you think? >> mitt romney know him pretty well. they refer to him as the neighbor, he had the house up the road from us. people here know him fairly well. i think what is interesting is that while hes not here candidates like rick santorum who voters dont know as well are getting an...

Its not a big state but we cant see every single one of them. the new hampshire debates will be very important in this decision-making process. martha: we are about to talk to jon huntsman who has put all of his chips in the new hampshire basket. how is it looking opening the ground for him based on his reporting. >> huntsman is interesting. he has been here just going so tpard at these events. hard at these events. he asked specifically for votes. he says i know from being a governor if i dont ...

Between two states, iowa and south carolina, where evangelicals and social conservatives hold greater sway. 21% of the new hampshire republican voters surveyed in the 2008 exit poll said they were evangelical christians. and the same number considered themselves to be very conservative. >> i am not a religious fern. so i dont like the hear candidates talk about how god has anything to do with their decision-making process whatsoever. >> while religious voters in iowa are credited with helping sa...

Evangelicals and social conservatives hold greater sway. 21% of the new hampshire republican voters surveyed in the 2008 exit poll said they were evangelical christians. and the same number considered themselves to be very conservative. >> i am not a religious fern. so i dont like the hear candidates talk about how god has anything to do with their decision-making process whatsoever. >> while religious voters in iowa are credited with helping santorum reach national prominence, they are seeking ...

Between two states, iowa and south carolina, where evangelicals and social conservatives hold greater sway. 21% of the new hampshire republican voters surveyed in the 2008 exit poll said they were evangelical christians. and the same number considered themselves to be very conservative. >> i am not a religious fern. so i dont like the hear candidates talk about how god has anything to do with their decision-making process whatsoever. >> while religious voters in iowa are credited with helping sa...

Clear he comes to the state locked and loaded. sights trained squarely on romney. yet romney, all smiles, continues to say he doesnt know why newt is so angry. with you the nights wenter then dropped a clue on morning joe. take a look. >> what was the decision-making process that tipped the balance for you to say, you know what? i think i can go to iowa. i think i can win iowa. >> well, actually, you know, we knew it was a stretch. and yet we planned from the beginning to watch very carefully, t...

>> lets talk about when you made the decision. can you remember when you made the decision to go for it in iowa? there were a lot of people that suggested you needed to stay away that this was a state that had bitterly disappointed you before? we heard mitt romneys a mormon, he cant win evangelical iowa. and yet you did it. what was the decision making process that tipped the balance for you to say you know what? i think i can go to iowa, i think i can win iowa. >> well, actually, you know, we k...

Iraq. also it was being communicated at every level of the national decision-making process. it was very clearly recognized by our political and senior military leadership that this was the case. and the problem was that the nation didnt have the decision-making processes and the capacity within the inner agency to be effective in the time frames that were required. i think the issue that you surface is, you know, an issue that has really challenged retired military leadership. that is, do you s...