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30 rock in new york city. the republican contenders are campaigning in iowa today in a final 2 1/2-week debate before the caucuses. newt gingrich came under attack for most of the night with nearly every one of his opponents offering some form of criticism. the former speaker's electability, his conservative values, and his record in washington all came into question. michele bachmann leading the charge, focusing on gingrich's dealings with mortgage giant freddie mac. >> we know that he cashed paychecks from freddie mac. that's the best evidence that you can have. over $1.6 million. and frankl...

>> the romney camp is dispatching the candidate's wife and romney to more events on the trail. they hope she can succeed where her husband has failed, convincing republican voters he's just like them. romney is also trying to push his working man credentials by focusing on gingrich's wealth? >> he's a wealthy man. a very wealthy man. if you have a half a million dollar purchase from tiffany's, you're not a middle class american. >> all right. now, let's just get this straight here. mitt romney is pointing out the obscene wealth of his opponent? this is the same mitt romney who was photographed...

>> the romney camp is dispatching the candidate's wife and romney to more events on the trail. they hope she can succeed where her husband has failed, convincing republican voters he's just like them. romney is also trying to push his working man credentials by focusing on gingrich's wealth? >> he's a wealthy man. a very wealthy man. if you have a half a million dollar purchase from tiffany's, you're not a middle class american. >> all right. now, let's just get this straight here. mitt romney is pointing out the obscene wealth of his opponent? this is the same mitt romney who was photographed...

Obama when he supported the $7 trillion medicare drug benefit scheme. i mean, newt is -- when conservatives lash out at those who are critical of newt gingrich, it is farce because he is not a conservative. he's never been a conservative. and here he is actually criticizing mitt romney for being a free market capitalist. >> well, there is so much to say. look, at the same time, romney is criticizing gingrich for wanting to eliminate capital gains taxes on everyone including the wealthy. so romney has done the same thing. he's attacked from the populist economic left on gingrich. it's a princip...

So, he may not run negative ads but it is clear that gingrich is not going to take guff. >>shepard: he admits he has some organizational problems on the ground. >>carl: but the bottom line becomes, can he ride this buzz and turn it into boots on the ground in iowa because if gingrich wins iowa and paul is second romney would be going backwards compared to four years ago. it is very important to remember that romney came in second in iowa and if he comes in third or lower than second he is losing ground. that would bring him here to numb newspaper, the firewall must win state, and a substantial...