cheering this decision as a bold move by romney that will help energize the base and show voters that romney is really serious about economic change. the two men will appear together for the first time as running mates in norfolk, virginia with the uss wisconsin. the old battleship as a backdrop. then they will begin a bus tour that will take them toward the republican national convention in tampa. that begins in about three weeks. we ll bring you mitt romney s announcement live. we re standing by for that from norfolk, virginia. let s bring in our own jim acosta on the scene in norfolk for us now. you re there. that crowd is getting a bigger and bigger. folks are showing up to hear history unfold. that s right, wolf. i just got confirmation from a senior romney adviser this is not earth shattering. it s obviously a given. paul ryan will be here for the announcement later on this morning. we can also report a new twitter handle has been set up for the wisconsin congressma
role at the republican national convention? i m wolf blitzer. you re in the situation room. we begin with mitt romney s preparations for what may be the most crucial week of his presidential campaign. with several new polls out including our own showing him losing ground to president obama, romney begins a bus tour on saturday through four swing states he absolutely needs to win. but he s still traveling without a running mate. dana bash is here in the situation room taking a closer look. these are going to be huge days the next week. look, the day is young traveling without a running mate as we speak. you never know what s going to happen. regardless, mitt romney is going to have several vp-buzz generating news with him. but the campaign knows it first has to do some refining about the man on the top of the ticket, romney himself. oh beautiful, for spacious skies. reporter: if you turned on your television last month, there s a good chance you saw this brutal att
the book on election cliff hangers. here in florida. that s how important florida is. only one thing is certain in this contest. expect the unexpected. you have three candidates who have won three primaries. you re going to have to make a decision. which of the three should become our nominee. i think you know. tonight, the candidates, together, in jacksonville, florida. newt gingrich, the south carolina winner. hoping to capitalize on his recent victory and his strong record in debates. not that i am a good debater. it is that articulate the deepest values of the american people. mitt romney. the new hampshire winner. trying to broaden his appeal and reclaim the title of front-runner. we re not choosing a talk show host. we re choosing the person who should be the leader of the free world. rick santorum. the iowa winner. looking for a new burst of momentum, after his upset in the heartland. there was one race that was in nobody s backyard. and we won th
tonight, the final faceoff before florida voters choose. a presidential race that s breaking all the rules. it comes to a state that wrote the book on election cliff hangers. here in florida. that s how important florida is. only one thing is certain in this contest. expect the unexpected. you have three candidates who have won three primaries. you re going to have to make a decision. which of the three should become our nominee. i think you know. tonight, the candidates, together, in jacksonville, florida. newt gingrich, the south carolina winner. hoping to capitalize on his recent victory and his strong record in debates. not that i am a good debater. it is that articulate the deepest values of the american people. mitt romney. the new hampshire winner. trying to broaden his appeal and reclaim the title of front-runner. we re not choosing a talk show host. we re choosing the person who should be the leader of the free world. rick santorum. the iowa w
we re live in charleston, south carolina. iowa declares a new winner. rick perry bows out, and 35 hours before the polls open here in south carolina, we have a dead heat. a southern republican presidential debate starts right now. the part of the republican party where tradition lives. the strongest military in the world. and values matter. we want a conservative on the ticket. tonight, the republican candidate on stage in south carolina for their final debate before the south primary. mitt romney, the front runner, going for another win. trying to close a deal with skeptical voters. work to get good jobs back. newt gingrich, armed arrived, trying to harness conservative support as the field gets smaller. i am the only candidate capable of stopping a moderate from winning the nomination. rick santorum, with renewed momentum, after learning that he won iowa after all. we defeated mitt romney in iowa. ron paul, the insurgent, a powerful force in the first