you can't turn on a tv here without seeing newt destroyed. beat the only guy who can beat you, that's romney's strategy, and that's our top story. also, donald trump had his moment, so did michele bachmann, rick perry, herman cain, newt gingrich, and ron paul. and now it's rick santorum's turn, and just at the right time. three recent polls have all said the same thing. romney's on top, paul has stalled, and santorum is surging, and most important, perhaps, if you're romney, gingrich is toast. and isn't that just what mitt romney ordered? plus, mitt happens historically. if republicans lose a presidential race with a moderate like john mccain, they come back with a conservative. but the republican right is terrified its support divided among so many conservatives the moderate mitt romney could sneak in the back door and win the nomination. and while no one was looking, president obama's surrogates out here have slipped into iowa and begun hitting romney in ways that his republican opponents haven't. it's pretty clear who team obama thinks is going to be the