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Strategic decision with how they're going to compete here, are they going to tell reporters behind the scenes that this is something they want to put a lot of resources in and win? is it going to be a place he spends a lot of time. half of the game here in this state is simply setting expectations, and making sure that you don't fall short of them, so i think that that's where he's going to be. there is a significant chunk -- people talk about the social conservatives, that is certainly very important here. and a significant segment of the republican electorate. on caucus night, mitt romney di...

>> of course i want it win. i've fought hard to win. but i have a life too. >> correct, that is an interview with politico's mike allen. but it is interesting, mitt romney saying, a, giving it up and that newt gingrich is the front-runner. and saying, i don't need this as badly as you think that i do. >> i think it might be freeing of him to step out of the front-runner role a little while and run this quote unquote insurgency against newt. these campaigns all have ebbs and flows. you don't always want to be the front-runner the whole time. >> if i could, bud, which i think mitt would have bee...

and david mattingly, we'll begin with you. herman cain says he's reassessing. the word reassessing, what exactly does that mean and how long do they reassess? >> he's had to pause and reassess in his campaign before during setbacks. but this time it's a huge setback. this woman in georgia coming forward and saying that she and herman cain have had a sexual relationship, an affair for the last 13, almost 14 years. now, that is something that definitely give his campaign pause. so they are stepping back. he's maintaining his appearances for the moment. he might be reconsidering what in...

Actually some bite there. if that's taking some hits on gingrich. >> the thing to remember in florida is that 200,000 ballots have already been cast. so current polls, okay, but a lot of ballots were already cast before south carolina. >> early voting started last week. >> -- cast for mitt romney, you had the most aggressive early voting campaign. you probably add a little bit to his poll numbers. there's two things to say about newt. one is he never plays the front-runner role well. and we've seen two or three times now where he's risen and fallen. part of the reason is, that debate was prett...