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>> rick santorum's political career will be ending soon. he will go to the republican convention next year not as a candidate but as a fox news contributor again. >> santorum has traveled all of iowa, and he's still gaining no traction. there's a reason for that. >> then of course, santorum finished in a virtual tie in the iowa caucuses. how could news outlets make this mistake again and fail to scrutinize santorum's record in the process? mitt romney faces skeptical questioning despite winning iowa because his margin was a measly eight votes. >> what does did say about your candidac...

missed the new hampshire debate last night. plus, if you're driving while sick, one study says it's just as bad as driving while drunk. why you shouldn't get behind the wheel if you're not feeling too well. and is there ever enough time in the day? we'll give you an idea about some extra time on the clock later this year. we'll explain. we start with politics and the race to be the republican presidential nominee. the new hampshire primary is now just two days away, so you could have expected fireworks at last night's abc news debate in manchester. well you may have been disapp...

Qualification. being a loser becomes its own disqualification. santorum looks very much like a winner now. i think it will go up and up and up. derek jeter once said about baseball the good teams make the playoffs. the hot teams win the playoffs. that is true. >> sean: right. it looks like a firewall for rick perry. rick perry staying in the race, michele bachmann getting out of the race. does rick perry siphon votes from santorum or newt's ability to make a comeback? >> no. >> sean: you don't think so? >> forget rick perry. he is done. the point is there is one guy that can't be eliminated fr...

Than ideology, there is a significant number of people that don't want to vote for romney. if they go for one candidate, he might be defeated. if they go to three candidates, he is not going to get defeated. that is why in the long rank terms, gingrich -- long range terms, gingrich has to knock santorum, because he can't let santorum stay in the race if he has a chance at beating romney. >> sean: why do you think, as we watched all the other republicans rise in the polls, then fall back from michele bachmann to perry, to cain to gingrich. now rick santorum is viewed as the more conservative or...

Expect a bounce. usually about ten points. this is significant for santorum. your reaction to the poll numbers? >> yeah, i think, i would not be surprised if santorum actually challenges romney for the lead in new hampshire. there are two candidates who are generous, that unique, if you are forthem, you are for them. if you are against them, you are against them. ron paul and mitt romney. everybody else is basically spongeable. if you are for huntsman or you are for bachmann or perry or gingrich, you might as well be for santorum. they're kind of in a pool. there is not much separating them. t...