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Hi, karen. >> reporter: good morning, rob. good morning, paula. that's a very unique new hampshire tradition. and that shows you how seriously they take this primary up here. mitt romney's made his long career as a businessman a key element of his campaign. he's come under fire for his work as the head of a venture capital firm that downsized companies. he gave his rivals fresh material. >> i like being able to fire people that provide services to me. if -- you know, if someone doesn't give me the good service i need, i want to say, you know, that i'm going to go get somebody else to provide t...

Done. romney's rivals stepped up their attacks, trying to turn that perceived strength into a weakness. >> governor romney enjoys firing people. i enjoy creating jobs. >> his company, bain capital, with all the jobs that they killed, i'm sure he was worried he would run out of pink slips. >> reporter: independent groups supporting newt gingrich announced it will spend nearly $3.5 million on this television ad in south carolina. >> his mission? to reap massive rewards for himself. >> i don't believe in unilateral disarmament. >> reporter: the latest poll from new hampshire shows romney with a 2...

A little bit. a little cappuccino. >> i actually really like coffee. i gave it up. not caffeine. but i already had another cup tonight. i broke it. >> welcome to the overnights again, paula. >> i'm weak. weak-willed. but first, a handful of voters in tiny dixville notch, new hampshire have already made their choices this tuesday morning. >> yes. they are among the thousands of voters expected to take part in the nation's primary. karen travers joins us from new hampshire with more. karen. >> reporter: good morning, paula. good morning, rob. that's a very unique new hampshire tradition, and t...

Just a couple weeks ago, he has been campaigning hard here in new hampshire for months. he skipped iowa, spent all of his time here, put all of his eggs in a new hampshire basket. and they're showing a little bit of a surge in the polls for him right now. he could come out tomorrow night and maybe surprise with a third place, maybe even a second place. and rob and paula, that would really shake up this race. >> karen, thank you so much for joining us live in manchester. and stay warm. all right? >> another shake-up in the gop race. kind of incredible there, now seeing huntsman come on strong. ...