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A split decision that eight precincts will not ever be able to be certified. so where does that leave us right now? lets talk politics with juan williams and andrea tantaros, both co-hosts of "the five". ok. it doesnt look like mitt romney can say i won because according to the party in iowa, its a split decision now. >> yeah, well -- >> change anything? >> i dont think that it does unfortunately for rick santorum, hes trailing in the polls in south carolina. theres 48 hours for him to do someth...

>> yeah, i just think this will bring a lot of discussion of how we move forward. the emphasis of iowa, this is what kicks everything off. you cant go back now and say that the momentum -- you cant change that. >> it jeopardizes iowas place, i think, in the election process as being first. if they cant handle it, they couldnt be able to have so much credence. you realize theres still elections that are lost and won and campaigns that are stopped. you hope the right vote total is the right vote t...

Front-runner, but no ones ever come close to doing that, now you have a possibility that he will have lost iowa and if gingrich comes back and wins south carolina, suddenly romney has only won the state he was supposed to win, which is new hampshire. and he heads into florida, you know, with a split -- a three-way split decision in the first three races, and it just changes, doesnt take away any of his long run strength that you pointed out, joe, but it does change the perception of mitt romney ...

Probably not. but its interesting for historys sake because what mitt romney was able to say coming out of iowa winning and coming out of new hampshire winning was that he was the only republican who had done that in quite a long time. >> well, according to "the des moines register" and theyre breaking this story this morning, it is officially a split decision. and while they say that with the newly -- and today is the day they were supposed to certify the results. they say today they cant. they...

the turn too late. >> and also in politics, newt gingrich is making up some ground you might call it. he is closing the gap the front-runner mitt romney in south carolina. trouble may be brewing, though. his daughters are having to come to his defense after an interview which is scheduled for today is about to go after him from his ex-wife. >> and a rare winter storm that pounded the pacific northwest. it is now heading east. rob is tracking the forecast. where it will go next and how ...

Romney, he cant be trusted. >> im newt gingrich and i approve this message. >> bob van der platts, why hasnt rick santorum been able to consolidate conservatives around him? hes been very clear on all of his positions, it seems to me, of the candidates still standing, hes been the most consistent over the years on all the positions that this group seems to care about. >> well, he did. and he did in iowa. as a matter of fact, weve seen this for several months in iowa, that the conservatives, the ...

>> bob van der platts, why hasnt rick santorum been able to consolidate conservatives around him? hes been very clear on all of his positions, it seems to me, of the candidates still standing, hes been the most consistent over the years on all the positions that this group seems to care about. >> well, he did. and he did in iowa. as a matter of fact, weve seen this for several months in iowa, that the conservatives, the pro-family conservatives are basically fragmenting their support. as long as...

Hawkeye state but not the granite state. four years ago, john mccain finished fourth in iowa but triumphed in new hampshire. one reason behind this trend? new hampshire voters traditionally dont want to follow in iowas footsteps. >> often times you see this split decision because new hampshire republicans look toward that iowa produced candidate and say hes good but his values are not our values. his priorities are not our priorities. >> reporter: the latest example came on the democratic side. ...

Won in new hampshire. george w. bush carried the hawkeye state but not the granite state. four years ago, john mccain finished fourth in iowa but triumphed in new hampshire. one reason behind this trend? new hampshire voters traditionally dont want to follow in iowas footsteps. >> often times you see this split decision because new hampshire republicans look toward that iowa produced candidate and say hes good but his values are not our values. his priorities are not our priorities. >> reporter:...

Protectorates. that was a seven-vote difference between hillary clinton and president obama back in 2008. but darn close, nonetheless. so exercise your right to vote is the headline coming out of there. and the headline coming out of the "des moines register" is -- its a split decision. now, they go to press before they even get the answer to the question who won. and they essentially put this up because you know what? if you look at the numbers, an eight-vote split really means santorum did get...