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Start." along with ashleigh banfield. so we had a classic moment happen on air. we were trying to figure out, there were some votes missing, what was happening. and so -- >> it all came down to one county. in this nail-biter, it all came down to clinton county. wolf blitzer, bless his heart, the energizer bunny of politics, was on the air for, what, 1,000 hours. 1,000 hours last night. and he got a telephone conversation wh the two women who are essentially responsible for figuring out the mess....

Yes. i received a call from about 12:20 from the state central committee asking if i knew how to get ahold of someone from 2-2. at that time they gave me a name, and i tried calling because its late here. they were in bed. and the chair was also in bed. i needed information, so i came to ediths home and pounded on the door and woke her up and got her up. >> ward 2, precinct 2. who won? >> mitt romney won with 51 votes. rick santorum and ron paul tied with 33 votes each. >> so thats 51 to 33. if ...

Clinton county was trying to find out where some of these votes were. and it was critical because were talking about an eight-vote win. the two women -- >> sweet ladies -- >> who were trying to figure out what this debaucebacle was, if isnt enough for you to come back and listen to their conversation with wolf blitzer, its edith and carol coming up. >> they said maybe they should do a little show for them, right? dad, why are you getting that? is there a prize in there? oh, theres a prize, all r...

>> because they were waiting for the results is what i was told by the party. and so i came to wake up edith who didnt answer her phone. >> you ladies dont have any fresh coffee brewed, do you? >> no, but i think im ready for it. >> guess what? joining us now on the phone, edith and carolyn. lets give them a big round of applause. let me start with edith. edith, thank you so much on behalf of all of us, on behalf of the american people, we want to thank you for clearing up this mystery. tell us ...

30,015 votes. and rick santorum, 30,007. if you do the math, it is eight votes that separated them. and as ashleighs been saying, you should always exercise your right to vote. that last precinct, we had to wait until they reported in order to get to these numbers. it was back and forth and back and forth. >> like 2 1/2 hours ago. the whole cnn team has been here. in fact, im still wondering if theyre putting their shoes back on. i saw wolf, john king, gloria borger. we asked them to s...

>> and we are a little punch drunk, as you can tell. >> its been quite an exciting night. mitt romney declared the winner here. 30,015 votes. and rick santorum, 30,007. if you do the math, it is eight votes that separated them. and as ashleighs been saying, you should always exercise your right to vote. that last precinct, we had to wait until they reported in order to get to these numbers. it was back and forth and back and forth. >> like 2 1/2 hours ago. the whole cnn team has been h...