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And second is more than 70,000 votes right now. yeah. when you look at the votes, the exit polls, what south carolina was telling the rest of the gop what do you take away from it? what i took away from it looking at it is that and i went through all of the numbers and went through all of the counties. first of all, i have never seen this this across-the-board in this kind of contested race. he managed to unite the up country which is evangelical. he also just won every group. but you more importantly i think it was a statement about romney, that he really failed a test for him and raises serious questions. for the gingrichs it is a whole new moment, bret. pat, let me ask you this. you heard him talk about this is what the campaign comes down to. american exceptionalism versus ....
At the moment, charleston county the low country is his strength. other than that, newt gingrich has performed what can be summarized as an absolute blowout tonight in the palmetto state and in a moment we will show you the issues in florida and how they are similar in a lot of ways to what we are seeing in south carolina. wow, wow, wow. the lime green really tells the story. he won in counties that john mccain, that is gingrich did in counties that john mccain won easily not just in 2008 but in 2000. they were expected to favor mitt romney today and they did not. this could have significance well beyond, south carolina, in the case. as you look live now. a live shot as the gingrichs make their way to the stage through a crowded room back there and that cameraman is getting pushed around some guys with wine glasses. let s bring in the panel. steve, juan and brit. you look at newt gingrich getting ready take this stage. ....
Ronald reagan was much more i think a newt gingrich of a happy warrior. the question is whether anger like the realization of we are mad as hell and we can t take it any more and we are not going to take it any more does that play over the long haul or start to turn off voters? juan? earlier we were talking about this. i think it is almost a take radio aesthetic. a conservative talk radio passion that i think a lot of the voters are responding to that is coming from newt gingrich. people are angry, aren t they? yes, and in fact if you look at republican voters and the numbers, 80% say they want barack obama out now and that has been the critical issue for them that unites republicans like nothing else. that is why i think you heard tonight from mitt romney on the electability question, the suggestion that not only that that he can win but that newt can t win in a big election. i bet that will we will get steve in after we listen to newt gingrich on a very big night for him. ....
I mean, this is the idea that romney is the obstacle here is that that narrative is not working anymore and not true. i don t know if it was ever true. the idea now, is that we have a strong principle conservative who was a leader in congress and moderate massachusetts depov gov and moderate who was an erratic conservative when he was inned wellership. they have to look and decide who they want to go up against barack obama in the fall. he won heavly democratic districts and appeal to the reagan. and other two characters and good folks. it may not have that appeal. south carolina is not at play in the fall. pennsylvania and florida plays in the fall. we ll see how we do in those states. ....
The state. tonight we are roughly in the area. so you are saying nice win for newt gingrich. this will go on and on and on. republicans want it to go on. and i am sure everybody who owns a television station in the upcoming primaries want it as well. these things are all about momentum in the early states. santorum should have had momentum coming out of iowa. you are not known and don t have mon yeyou win iowa to get that. and once it goes away you never get it back not out of iowa. right now the guy with the momentum is newt gingrich and that has to scare the daylights out of the romney camp. that can roll on for a few it will go back to romney. but right now newt has it. what about florida, karl. clear politics average. prior to tonight romney was ahead by 18 points and you said he spent 7 million ....