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i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." we begin with a stunning turnd around in south carolina where mitt romney has nearly downed his support in the past month to take a solid lead. in our latest cnn orc poll, 37% of likely voters are now backing romney in south carolina. santorum and gingrich are battling for second and 18% respectly. but santorum is soaring. while gingrich has dropped 25 points. paul has jumped up to 12%. perry has slipped to only 5% in south carolina. jon huntsman stands at 1%. with a look at what's behind romney's south carolina surge, let's go to j...

Bill. but on the republican side, the republican presidential candidates and republicans in the house are sort of trading the lead in terms of who's going to get the lead economic message. we keep hearing about how much people like the amazing herman cain 9-9-9 plan. now that mr. cain is polling so well, i understand we have new analysis of how that plan won't work? >> this is incredible. this is part and parcel of what we've been discussing and what you were talking about with ezra. the idea the folks are speaking to themselves in an insular way that they are definitely leaving the country be...

But on the republican side, the republican presidential candidates and republicans in the house are sort of trading the lead in terms of who's going to get the lead economic message. we keep hearing about how much people like the amazing herman cain 9-9-9 plan. now that mr. cain is polling so well, i understand we have new analysis of how that plan won't work? >> this is incredible. this is part and parcel of what we've been discussing and what you were talking about with ezra. the idea the folks are speaking to themselves in an insular way that they are definitely leaving the country behind. ...

The lead in terms of who's going to get the lead economic message. we keep hearing about how much people like the amazing herman cain 9-9-9 plan. now that mr. cain is polling so well, i understand we have new analysis of how that plan won't work? >> this is incredible. this is part and parcel of what we've been discussing and what you were talking about with ezra. the idea the folks are speaking to themselves in an insular way that they are definitely leaving the country behind. this new analysis out today from the tax policy center which is a very highly regarded nonpartisan scorekeeper of th...

He has a hard time with getting the story straight. >> chris: how has rick perry done this week this trying to right the ship from the poor debate performance, the poor showing in the florida straw poll and getting his campaign on track? >> i think he has done okay. he was damaged. and they are damaging each other and this may go on for awhile. in the fox poll a month ago it was 29-22 perry over romney. in the new fox poll that you put up earlier, 23 romney, 19 perry. that is 42%. together they lost 10% of the vote. it has gone to herman cain. and why he is attractive? because he has a reform ...