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i'm erin burnett. i'm erin burnett. "out front" tonight, romney on a roll. mitt romney squeaking out a win in iowa and immediately hitting the new hampshire air waves. >> it's time for this pessimistic president to step aside and let american optimism that built this greatest nation on earth build a great future for our children. >> but are people buying what mitt's selling? conventional wisdom says the former ceo will be the republican nominee and that the quote/unquote establishment is behind him. well, we wanted to know if that is really true. so we reached out to the "out front" ...

i'm erin burnett. "out front" tonight, romney on a roll. mitt romney squeaking out a win in iowa and immediately hitting the new hampshire air waves. >> it's time for this pessimistic president to step aside and let american optimism that built this greatest nation on earth build a great future for our children. >> but are people buying what mitt's selling? conventional wisdom says the former ceo will be the republican nominee and that the quote, unquote establishment is behind him. well, we wanted to know if that is really true. so we reached out to the "out front" strike team, our ...

He has money and organization. >> bill: that would give the election to barack obama. now rick santorum. it's mother matter. the senator obviously a mainstream candidate. he is conservative, but so what. he has taken newt gingrich, a lot of his votes have gone over to santorum. but you say, even if he wins iowa tomorrow, does second, really does well, he is not a factor, why? >> i won't say he is not a factor. look. what we have had is this rotating series of candidates who have occupied the non-romney lead. and rick santorum is basic lit one guy in the group who has never held that spot. and ...

While. he has money and organization. >> bill: that would give the election to barack obama. now rick santorum. it's mother matter. the senator obviously a mainstream candidate. he is conservative, but so what. he has taken newt gingrich, a lot of his votes have gone over to santorum. but you say, even if he wins iowa tomorrow, does second, really does well, he is not a factor, why? >> i won't say he is not a factor. look. what we have had is this rotating series of candidates who have occupied the non-romney lead. and rick santorum is basic lit one guy in the group who has never held that spo...

>> that would be herman cain, actually, when he briefly rose to the top among the republican field he could actually track himself to have been on the ticket as a vice president pick, but, then, when all of the stories of women came out, and it was very clear he could not talk about anything beyond 9-9-9, not only he collapsed and left the race he left as a joke so that makes him the loser. >>clayton: there were many big winners in the field this year, and jason, your big winner? we are talking off camera, and the polls are suggesting. >> i think it is ron paul. here is a man who has hoodwinke...