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Endorsement from the family leader and head of the republican party there says dont count santorum out. people believe in him. any chance he actually pulls this off? >> yes, a good chance because i think hes picking up momentum at just the right moment. hes peaking at the right moment. and, again, the people on the ground, they sort of go with this establishment thinking that mitt romney has this in the bag. if it were true you wouldnt have this up and down quality. everybody but romney -- i thi...

Historically has in iowa is the question. >> is romney actually going to win this? most folks are saying, yes. >> i can see him possibly winning on tuesday but heres the interesting thing, john mentioned mitt romneys ceiling. the real coming out of iowa is going to be is this going to be newt gingrichs floor? is this going to be rick perrys floor? rick perry has the money and newt gingrich had the momentum coming out of the debates. if this ends up being their floor, they could say this is their...

Out all the time. 64 republican iowa insiders, state politician, business leaders, politico, all the people in the know in that tate and got some numbers for you on who they think will finish first. are you ready? not a big surprise, mitt romney, 63% of them think he will take the first spot, 27% think it will be ron paul and are you ready for the this, the guy surging in the poll, rick santorum got nada, doughnut, a little odd because actually in the last two days of last weeks polls he insured...

Right" with lenny mcalister. john, want to start with you. i like that insider thing that cnn did but its not reflective of the polls everybody else is doing including cnn, so whats a girl to think moving into the last 36 hours? are the polls right, the insiders right? >> as you just said, the insider poll is just that, a poll of insiders in the state of what will happen and does reaffirm a lot of the other large polls that is that mitt romney is in poll position. ron paul cant be counted out. h...

Moines register" poll. mitt romney, 24%, ron paul, 22%. rick santorum, 15% and newt gingrich 12% and you see santorums spike weve been talking about, he jumps to second place. john, lets start with you. how do you see this playing out? >> well, zoraida, the first thing to keep in mind the only poll that matters is on caucus night. all of this is preliminary so remember that basic fact of our democracy. you see mitt romney in the poll position, however, hes the only guy in politics with a glass c...