what happens tonight. >> yes, we'll be watching closely as well. jim acosta, thank you. appreciate it. right to our panel. ron bownstein, senior political analy analyst, jamal simmons, dnc communications adviser. david fromme is with us and a cnn contributor, appreciate you join us. right to it. the tone is so interesting. like, i can't believe i'm chasing santorum, who did not even win his re-election bid. >> 1,000 votes in 2006. a big number. what feels even more -- rick perry. we got in the race, looked like he was the co-front-runner with mitt romney and here in the final days of the caucus attacking rick santorum, which is kind of a measure how far his star has fallen. someone has to win this caucus. >> what the surge is -- >> a last-minute standing element. >> did you see the science fiction movie, everyone on the planet die, one guy wakes up and