second in the national polling but mitt romney is leading in strategic places. like first four states on the republican calendar. romney beating herman cain in iowa three points. contest is in early january. blowout in new hampshire. they favor the governor of nearby massachusetts by 27 points. south carolina, romney holding a slim lead over herman cain, 25, 23 there. florida, mitt romney commanding 12-point lead over rest of the field. that's what we see today, martha. martha: we want to point to the herman cain's web video showing his campaign chief of staff reflecting on the campaign puffing on cigarette. a lot of people thought this was very odd. democratic strategist james carville out there slamming this ad. saying block was drunk or stone in his opinion. cain defended ad on "hannity" the other night. ear is what he said. >> many of us found it hilarious. we know mark block.