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reporting. it is a virtual tie between rick santorum and mitt romney. we've already heard from ron paul. he's coming in third. newt gingrich, we heard from him. he's coming in fourth. we heard from rick perry, a dramatic change. the texas governor not going to south carolina. as he originally anticipated. he's going back to texas to reassess whether he should continue in this campaign. michele bachmann, we heard from her. she says even though she's come in a very, very disappointing 5%, virtually last, she says she's going to continue. we'll see if she does. jon huntsman didn't reall...

>> and we are a little punch drunk, as you can tell. >> it's been quite an exciting night. mitt romney declared the winner here. 30,015 votes. and rick santorum, 30,007. if you do the math, it is eight votes that separated them. and as ashleigh's been saying, you should always exercise your right to vote. that last precinct, we had to wait until they reported in order to get to these numbers. it was back and forth and back and forth. >> like 2 1/2 hours ago. the whole cnn team has been here. in fact, i'm still wondering if they're putting their shoes back on. i saw wolf, john king, g...

the united states supreme court. i will have the type of individuals working, the philosophy that we share, to go into those agencies that are overregulating us, that are killing jobs, that will pull back all those regulations since the '08 and have them audited. if they're killing jobs, they're out of here. we need a president of the united states that not only respects that constitution but looks down at the bill of rights and gets down to number ten where we talk about the powers delegated to the united states by the constitution or or reserved for the states respectively or to th...

now. rick santorum is joining us at this hour. you may be the winner. you're, by all accounts, the winner. it is a virtual tie. let me congratulations you, senator santorum. have you done an amazing job, as you well know. it was not that long ago, you were nowhere in iowa. but now it is a virtual tie. you may win or lose by one or two votes. but for all practical purposes, you're a winner. give us thought on how it feels. >> well, you know, this is the first step in the process and well be on to new hampshire. we will work hard and compete there. a little bit behind the curve in the ...

>> that was a lifetime ago. >> that was a lifetime ago. but, you know, she made a big point, if she was born in iowa, this was going to be her state. this was going to be -- >> so you think she might drop out or, given her money situation? >> soul searching is what you -- i think, yes. >> and if you're rick perry, what justification do you have for going forward? just because you've got money in the bank? >> the justification of going forward, i talked to rick perry today. he said he's the only conservative who can mount a national effort, fund-raising effort, against mitt romney. ca...