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And a managing editor, and then we have the author of "get opinionated," and joining us to talk about the new iowa numbers, we have nate silver of "the new york times". >> the iowa caucuses happened on tuesday, according to the new poll. mitt romney leads ron paul 24% to 22%, well within the margin of error, but a new telling number is 41% of iowa voters say they can still be persuaded to change their minds. iowa caucuses are the first electoral process in the nominating process. and i was joking with my staff about the press to the santorum mentem, as it is.

For something you never heard of and don't know and might be running for office right now. for the republican party to depart from what the founders want, i think it is a mistake. >> back in the year 2000, 12 years ago. republican in virginia had to sign a different piece of paper that said they wouldn't participate in the nominating process . now they have to pledge the full support to the eventual republican nominee. and there is no consequence if you break the pledge and sign it and decide not to support the gop nominee you will not be arrested or go to jail. the idea is to keep the rift ra...

Dole won the caucuses, second place was pat roberts, a televangelist. iowa has been a safe haven for the nominating process. the other story to consider is it used to be a lot more out of whack with the national republican party than it is now because the national republican party is slowly catching up. it's almost dominated by christian conservatives. >> it seems like the obama presidency is hoping for what most republicans are hoping for. anyone but romney. they have to hope that santorum or ron paul or somebody keeps romney out of the top of the results in iowa. >> anybody but romney and ev...

Who was from the liberal wing of the republican party, that's unthinkable because of what happened in the 1980s with the growth and emergence of their rights. so much that by 19 # 8 when bob dole won the caucuses, second place was pat roberts, aç te a televangelist. iowa has been a safe haven for the nominating process. the other story to consider is it used to be a lot more out of whack with the national republican party than it is now because the national republican party is slowly catching up. it's almost dominated by christian conservatives. >> it seems like the obama presidency is hopin...

>> you have to win south carolina. everyone who's won south carolina has been the nominee. every single one. >> iowa and new hampshire are fascinating to watch, but south carolina might really be the race to watch in terms of how things are going to go in this nominating process. mr. gingrich there describing south carolina as a must win. he's previously described it as his firewall. south carolina is the kind of place where mitt romney is not expected to be able to win. just as he's not necessarily expected to be able to win in iowa. it should be noted mitt romney's locked up an endorsement f...