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Basically we're not going to go with a massachusetts republican. >> does somebody have to really close the gap on romney in new hampshire to make south carolina significant? somebody's got to finish strong second, don't you think? >> somebody has to finish with respectable numbers. to ari's point, what the candidates who aren't romney now, they understand new hampshire is his race, he's probably going to win that with decent numbers. they're going straight for south carolina. they're saying hold on, conservatives, we have a firewall, we can go to south carolina, where they're more our kind of ...

>> does somebody have to really close the gap on romney in new hampshire to make south carolina significant? somebody's got to finish strong second, don't you think? >> somebody has to finish with respectable numbers. to ari's point, what the candidates who aren't romney now, they understand new hampshire is his race, he's probably going to win that with decent numbers. they're going straight for south carolina. they're saying hold on, conservatives, we have a firewall, we can go to south carolina, where they're more our kind of voter, not the independents encroaching own hold on to south caro...

Go up against from romney's perspective so it could actually end up being okay for romney to have santorum beat him in the iowa caucus. >>eric: and the others that aren't romney may want to see a santorum surge because that means the field remains open for south carolina, maybe into florida. >>guest: well, here is the problem in south carolina. for the other candidates. rick perry, if there is going to be a comeback place for rick perry that is probably it, if the field of antiromney candidates is further divided because santorum has gained support, that poses a problem for romney because now ...

Go up against from romney's perspective so it could actually end up being okay for romney to have santorum beat him in the iowa caucus. >>eric: and the others that aren't romney may want to see a santorum surge because that means the field remains open for south carolina, maybe into florida. >>guest: well, here is the problem in south carolina. for the other candidates. rick perry, if there is going to be a comeback place for rick perry that is probably it, if the field of antiromney candidates is further divided because santorum has gained support, that poses a problem for romney because now ...