he was going to reconsider. he s still running. but how can he do, do you think, in south carolina? i think it s going to be very difficult for perry to revive his campaign. look, i think he decided to come back after iowa because he saw that michellebackman was getting out. so he saw maybe an opening if he could get it together. but i think he s done. i think a lot of people have already seen how he conducts himself on the national stage. they ve seen him in debates and the flubs that he s made are just way too much. and i think similarly with gingerich, the fact that he has been so nasty after he s said that he wanted to run a positive campaign has really shown people sort of what folks have called the old newt coming out where he can t help himself and where he becomes his own worst enemy. and i think ultimately republicans have always said that they do not want him as their nominee because he will absolutely self-destruct and we re seeing that hopping now.
this is cnn saturday morning. i m gary tuchman. we sit down and chart this morning with politics. the new hampshire primary is three days away. as we saw in iowa, every single vote literally counts. mitt romney, ron paul and jon huntsman have been out to meet voters this morning. here is jon huntsman talking about his hopes for new hampshire. all the others have gone up and down. you know, i m getting a stiff neck just watching all of my friends just go up and down. perry, cain, back mapp, thhmaba come in, go up to 22 and down to 2. i don t want that to happen to me. i want a gradual, steady, substantive rise, like we re getting here in new hampshire. so how are all the candidates spending their weekend? cnn political director mark presston joins us live from manchester, new hampshire. is it just a free for all right now? it is, gary. we ve had several campaign events happen this morning. there s one going on right now here in manchester with rick santorum. it s interes
a lot of people are still undecided. they look to trend toward santorum. michele bachmann s way what chair left and went to paul s campaign. that shows you are watching bachmann lose somebody, which is good for santorum. the more you see people moving away from bachmann, the more you can expect maybe the people to start moving toward santorum. chris: i am surprised that gingrich spent final days talking about the process and negative ads, the old newt, the new newt. not talking about message. i think it s because he has been on the receiving end of a barrage of negative ads. i am not sure there is an alternative. i m not sure that polls are
politicians who supported bailouts and mandates, serial hypocrites and flip-floppers who can t clean up the mess. one man stands alone. a real plan to cut $1 trillion year one, balance the budget in three. consistent, incorruptible, guided by faith and principle. ron paul, the one we ve been look for you. know, it s true, the republican conservative dream and they know it won t sell with the public. it s just unbelievable. yeah. they know their beliefs run are unsellable. the thing i come away from this with, is you know, it really does feel like everything is moving towards mitt romney right now. really could win iowa and then ç he ll win new hampshire. you heard mark halperin and jonathan martin who said he can run the table right through south carolina. we haven t seen a south carolina poll since like the 19th. i m dying to see one, because then, ten days ago newt was still ahead. you know, maybe the newt the newt team can hold out hope he s still ahead there. let m
a lot of people are still undecided. they look to trend toward santorum. michele bachmann s way what chair left and went to paul s campaign. that shows you are watching bachmann lose somebody, which is good for santorum. the more you see people moving away from bachmann, the more you can expect maybe the people to start moving toward santorum. chris: i am surprised that gingrich spent final days talking about the process and negative ads, the old newt, the new newt. not talking about message. i think it s because he has been on the receiving end of a barrage of negative ads. i am not sure there is an alternative. i m not sure that polls are