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Creating jobs especially here in south carolina and what they would do to help stimulate that process not only with the candidates but with the governor. so i think there's been plenty of conversation oorn thaaround i think the excitement is there for mitt romney and newt, and i think it's going to be to the wire, go down to the wire. >> all right, i think you're right there, sir. glen mccall and former governor jim hodges. thanks so much. president obama's reelection campaign has begun its first tv ads blitz in six key states, just as his approval rate is at a historic low. what can the pre...

>> a story of greed. playing the system for a quick buck. >> reporter: super pacs have pumped millions into south carolina to pay for ads like this. >> more ruthless than wall street. >> newt has more baggage than the airlines. >> reporter: but for many of the state's voters, romney days at bain capital or gingrich baggage are not a priority. >> people are hurting and unemployed. people are struggling. >> reporter: south carolina's unemployment rate has not been below 9% in three years, and one of the worst in the country. for many rural areas and many minorities the real unemployment rate is ...

Romney, i don't even nope the guy. then again, he doesn't seem to know himself. >> come on! governor romney? >> in the long run, do you think ads like this do more harm than good for the republican party? i mean, is this slug fest only lay the republican field bruised and bloodied? >> no. no. look. we have a long history coming together with the nominee. what i'm trying to point with the nominees we don't neat to march off the clip with the establishments candidate like candidate like bob dole and mccain and now march off the cliff with romney. i'm trying to get us away from the cliff and choo...

Everybody. i think governor romney has done a pretty good job, but you're not going to be run 00% on top of your game aum the time. these are learning curves that are necessary as you go into the general election. and the debates, of course, volcano newt gingrich's strong point, but, as you get into these other primaries and super tuesday, what you see is that governor romney has a strong organization, a strong fund raising edge, makes it harder i think for newt to compete over the long term. newt needs a win to stay in it i think. >> former south carolina's governor's wife jenny appeared on "...

Those two seemed to be teaming up against mitt romney. how damage religion the comments coming from a former ally? >> rick santorum, look. i understand he is trying to get some attention but these things aren't true. newt led the republican party to the majority in 1994. he then helped balance the budget for four years in a row. bill clinton vetoed it but then eventually signed it. newt gingrich. 405 billion paid off. the stock market went up and nasdaq went up. the idea rick santorum says newt can't pull things together. show me somebody else that has a record on achievement since ronald reag...