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>> wolf, taking a detour from new hampshire, mitt romney decided to go somewhere he thought he could use some help, hoping a little extra attention to the palmetto state would pay off. looking stronger than expected in south carolina, mitt romney wrapped up his brief swing with a rally in conway. it's a state where the candidate came in fourth in the last presidential primary, but this time around, romney is hoping his antiobama message and a few tweaks add up to traction. >> let me tell you by the way how the free market works and compare that with this crony capitalism. this kills jobs and i...

i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." we begin with a stunning turnd around in south carolina where mitt romney has nearly downed his support in the past month to take a solid lead. in our latest cnn orc poll, 37% of likely voters are now backing romney in south carolina. santorum and gingrich are battling for second and 18% respectly. but santorum is soaring. while gingrich has dropped 25 points. paul has jumped up to 12%. perry has slipped to only 5% in south carolina. jon huntsman stands at 1%. with a look at what's behind romney's south carolina surge, let's go to j...