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Here in iowa. it's the second poll this week to show romney on top. and one of many polls showing newt gingrich is in dead free-fall. the pressure may be getting to newt, who became teary-eyed this afternoon here at java joe's. one reason romney's doing so well here is evangelical voters are split. they're torn among rick santorum, rick perry, romney, gingrich and michele bachmann. together, the religious-oriented candidates, that's santorum, perry, and bachmann, get 35% in a new poll, but apart they're giving romney a real path to victory through their division. and how many tickets are there...

Michele bachmann, rick perry and when santorum gobbles up a significant chunk. vote, that's votes newt gingrich won't get. newt gingrich has the potential f you look down the road at south carolina and florida, to compete with mitt romney. if he doesn't do well here because rick santorum has risen at end and ron paul is solid in first or second, that makes it all that much more difficult for anybody to consolidate support against mitt romney. >> john, i wanted to ask you about a couple of interesting events that have taken place recently. the one with newt gingrich where he was crying at this ...

Candidate? i don't know why we're encouraging this. if they get behind santorum rather than splitting their vote among perry, bachmann and gingrich and the rest of them, they won't have clout out here. we're teaching evangelicals how to have more political clout. we're out here at java joe's. i caught up with romney voters today. watch. how do you see the vote on tuesday in the caucuses? >> i don't need my president to be my moral compass or religious compass, i need him to take care of my paycheck, and that's why i'm out here supporting romney. [ other merv ] welcome back to the cleaning game...

Really tell us more about the candidates than even they ever intended to tell us. finally, let me finish with the role of politics and human tears. we start with mitt romney going for the kill. howard fineman an msnbc political analyst and "huffington post" immediate can a group editorial director and susan page is the washington bureau chief for "usa today." and here we are, at java joe's, ground central -- ground central on a quiet little street in des moines that just happens to come alive like brigadoon every four years and we're all here. we're part of the brigadoon characters. this tun...

Let me ask you about newt gingrich tearing up right next door here in the other room of java joe's. seems that we've watched this across both gender sides, ed musky was cried in new hampshire. senator -- what's her name pat scloeder from colorado, senator clinton, hillary clinton and, of course, this guy now. my experience behind the scenes all cry when they are in trouble politically. they are exhausted and emotional. what does it tell you? >> comes out across to me phony, at this every day and right at the end it seems like the tear ducts come in and strikes me as phoney. >> you think it's a...