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It. the politics aren't the same. i can give you my list of presidential accomplishment, but if it's not the motivating thing, can it get folks out? >> the difference in 2008, a lot of african-americans would have their brother, sister in the car to drive them to the polls because of the historic nature of the vote. the question becomes is the enthusiasm factor higher on the republican side because they want to defeat this president or is it going to be high on the democratic side because this is another moment for an african-american to be re-elected. number two, just as important to your poi...

Win for gingrich in south carolina. people polled say it was a direct result of how he was doing in the debates leading up to the south carolina primary. so on the other side of the spectrum, is the problem that romney just can't answer these questions and he did so poorly in the debates as well? >> well, romney has a lot of assets, but he doesn't look comfortable in his own skin. he also doesn't excite people. the joke is that romney supporters are mild about mitt. that's the level of excitement that he generates. so in that sense, it's very much akin to john mccain. john mccain was able to w...

most polling places in new hampshire have been opened for about five hours. two, however, have already closed. we're talking about, the super tiny towns of dixville notch and heart's location, voters there cast their ballots just after midnight. in dixville notch, romney and jon huntsman each got 2 votes. newt gingrich and ron paul each got 1. in heart's low case. it was five for romney, four for pul, 2 for huntsman and 1 for paul and gingrich. a new hampshire primary is mitt romney's to lose. according to the latest tracking poll by news 7/suffolk university. the poll puts him at ...

Massachusetts. he's currently feeling good. the fact he's spending time here is a signal he thinks he will win here. what a boost that would be to win in iowa, win in new hampshire. that makes itç hard, not impossible, for another candidate to come back. >> i want to ask you about the whole sort of difference about caucuses and people need to commit. you don't just go in and cast a ballot. you commit yourself to an evening. one of the new things our poll showed is that rick santorum and ron paul have the most enthusiastic supporters. and i'm wondering how you sense the enthusiasm of the mitt...

next hour. egyptian officers raid the -- they may have made some powerful enemies in the process. one group is chaired by madeleine albright. the other is chaired by john mccain. i'm wolf blitzer. i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room". -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com the clock is ticking. we're only five days away from the iowa caucuses. the focus has now turned to a certain degree, to rick santorum. an extraordinary surge in his poll. can rick santorum keep on climbing? joe johns has been following santorum in iowa on the campaign trial. joe, how did it go? >> well,...