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They are a famously late-counting precincts. they are famously close. >> megyn: why do you think karl rove feels like its romneys to lose? he is talking about the counties that are pro-romney have not all reported? >> there are key places we are looking in. not just in suburban cleveland. but also down in the southern part of the state, in the southwestern part of the state, where there is a lot more vote that could be a good romney vote. we are also waiting to finish up the vote counting in wes...

Its okay for him to say that at the church school. >> andrea: at least he didnt back away from it saying it wasnt me. thats why people like him. >> dana: but he said ill defend everything i say, but at same time he said the drudge headline was a joke and absurd. and in some ways a lot of conservatives -- i have done it, myself -- you try to have it both ways. you want to criticize the main stream media and if the main stream media writes something that is positive about you, you send it around t...

And evil. its okay for him to say that at the church school. >> andrea: at least he didnt back away from it saying it wasnt me. thats why people like him. >> dana: but he said ill defend everything i say, but at same time he said the drudge headline was a joke and absurd. and in some ways a lot of conservatives -- i have done it, myself -- you try to have it both ways. you want to criticize the main stream media and if the main stream media writes something that is positive about you, you send i...

Back to "hardball" now for the side show. first up, no giving up. newt gingrich is standing by his decision to stick out the race until the convention in august but with pro romneys superpacs shelling out to bombard voters with negative ads about the former speaker newts campaign could be in pieces by convention time. take this e-mail released by politico. quote, newt equals the black knight in monty python. monty python had his legs and arms chopped off in battle. still wanted to fight. here is...

Battleground for the gop nomination. now the pro-romney super pac restore our future spent $2.3 million in south carolina this week alone. now the pro-gingrich super pac committed 3.4 million behind these super pacs. patrons willing to spend to keep their candidates in this race. joining us now from washington, nbc news political reporter. explain this. campaignç season has seen the evolution of the super pac. who are these super pac billionaires? >> well, there are a ton of people we could lo...

A big part of romneys rise in iowa, bringing gingrich down. >> iowa is going to be over with tuesday night. what happens beyond iowa? >> its a fascinating question. most of the focus here. as you know, governor huntsman is not playing. hes up in new hampshire. you see some spending up here in new hampshire. that will intensify intramatically right after iowa. i want to focus on this. south carolina comes next. a little spending down there. thats not surprising. but whats this? floridas fourth. w...

Iowa, bringing gingrich down. >> iowa is going to be over with tuesday night. what happens beyond iowa? >> its a fascinating question. most of the focus here. as you know, governor huntsman is not playing. hes up in new hampshire. you see some spending up here in new hampshire. that will intensify intramatically right after iowa. i want to focus on this. south carolina comes next. a little spending down there. thats not surprising. but whats this? floridas fourth. whats all that spending here? t...

polling station with the final numbers from iowa to show us whos on top right now and why everything could change on tuesday. and our ali velshi is over at the social media screen keeping tabs on what americans are saying online about the candidates. its been a very busy new years day out on the campaign trail in iowa. cnns jim acosta is covering the last big push for votes. jim, set the scene for us. a very important day today. >> reporter: thats right, wolf. and newt gingrich is not ...

Because hes a southern conservative and running against what he calls a massachusetts moderate in mitt romney when things get down to the palmetto state. so were at crunch time now. the holidays are a real different piece of calculus for the candidates because their messages have to relax a little bit and be more festive and have to get out on the campaign trail to make up the time in the final sprint. gregg: carl cameron back in washington. im sure your neighbors dont know who you are. >> i fly...

Hour pulling off the heist. julie: newt gingrich was once surging in the polls in iowa but his numbers are coming back to earth now that the former house speaker is actually trying to keep expectations of a victory in the iowa caucuses in check, at the same time take being the high road as he comes under attacks from tphelg tiff ads. i negative ads. is this a good policy. our panel joins us. doug, what is the thinking, first of all behind newt gingrich trying to lower expectations going into the...