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not helping consumer confidence either, europe. europe's debt issues, those are still simmering in the background and we're likely going to see that sort of way over the mark. it's going to limit any rally that you're likely to see. >> alison, thanks so much. let's talk presidential politics, shall we? rick santorum delivered a winning message in iowa rallying the support of conservatives and evangelicals and coming within eight votes of withining the caucuses. now as he comes to south carolina he has more skepticism. david mattingly explains. >> game on. >> reporter: rick santorum may have surged on a wave of evangelical support in iowa, but now he has to show south carolina conservatives he's not just a one-state sensation. they're looking for someone who can beat president obama. >> that's what they're saying, that's right. >> reporter: they're looking for a winner. >> that's exactly right. >> reporter: across the crowded republican field, conservative
out, he points this out and he is right about this. earmarks were less than 1% of the federal budget. it wasn't a lot when it comes to spending, but it was really just, it has become a symbol of politics gone awry in washington and that is his problem. >> the earmarks were about bringing money home for pennsylvania, but then he got defeated in 2006 and started just bringing home the money for himself. >> chaching. it happens with members of congress when they leave on their own or get defeated. they go and make money. rick santorum according to his financial disclosure, he made $1.3 million in 2010 into the first half of 2011. that's so much more than he made when he was a united states senator, that was $160,000. you know a lot of the money he made was doing consulting for lobbying interest and other adv advocacies. another area where his opponents are hitting him. >> dana bash, thanks. a long time coming but today a american teen mistakenly
the clear frontrunner in the granite state. but smith says it's not a warm embrace. >> romney, well, we may not like it too much, but probably the guy with the best chance. i think that's the kind of dynamic that is going on, as well. >> reporter: rick santorum is getting a second look after his near victory in iowa and newt gingrich is attacking the frontrunner who cost him his fortunes in iowa. >> i think it's dangerous to make predictions in new hampshire, i really do. i think you have to wait until the last possible minute. >> and the latest poll, the suffolk university poll showing that mitt romney continues to hold a big lead here in the state of new hampshire, more than 20 points over his closest competitor, ron paul. rick santorum also getting a little bit of a bump there, but still, 15% undecided. so, that's why the candidates are working very hard here at running ads on television, holding town hall meetings trying to make that final pitch in these final days, kyra. >> dan, thanks. you can trust cnn, the best
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be seen more than just a social conservative candidate. >> game on. >> reporter: rick santorum may have surged on a wave of evangelical support in iowa, but now he has to show south carolina conservatives he's not just a one-state sensation. they're looking for someone who can beat president obama. >> that's what they're saying, that's right. >> reporter: they're looking for a winner. >> that's exactly right. >> reporter: across the crowded republican field, conservative positions on social issues like gay marriage and abortion are a given. southern politics and reridge gone expert james guth says he can't win south carolina on faith alone. >> reporter: when it comes to values, he's in. >> i think he's in good stead with south carolina republicans. >> reporter: then he's got to show them he's got what it takes on the economy. >> he has to be more than a one issue or two-issue candidate. >> >> reporter: defense? >> that's very important here.
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local station, kcci, that is reporting that one of those precincts may have miscounted one of the ballots in a precinct that may affect the overall vote count or total in the iowa caucus and may tip the end result to rick santorum. santorum did an interview on fox news late last night saying he doesn't think it's going to tip-in his direction but, you know, as has been the case throughout this campaign, kyra, it's sort of buckle your seat belts. you don't know what's going to happen next. perhaps rick santorum won that caucus after all. it's not clear that he did, but those questions are starting to be raised. of course, that might have an impact on what's happening in new hampshire as well. >> jim acosta. thanks so much. later this hour, jon huntsman's wife, mary kaye, is going to join me. she's been helping him out on the stage in new hampshire. we're going to ask her why many voters don't seem to see what she and "the boston globe" see in her husband.
he's gotten a pretty good reception here in new hampshire, but there was an incident that happened at this very sight when we were standing here yesterday listening to former senator santorum talk to some college students here and the issue of same-sex marriage came up. as you know, santorum has made some controversial comments about homosexuality in the past. it gave an interview where it sounded like he was comparing it to beastiality. he made the comparison to polygamy yesterday. i want to play for you that sound. he was booed as he was leaving the podium. >> let me thank you all very, very much for being here, for your time and attention. thanks. >> reporter: something that's interesting that's happening with the santorum campaign, we're all sort of wondering what's going on here. out in iowa, kyra, there is a
3,000 to 4,000 people live up there and they do not, kyra, want to run out of fuel. current temperature is 35 degrees below zero. expected high temperature of 20 degrees below zero. >> it's like living in green bay, wisconsin. >> maybe a little more rugged. rick santorum's rivals are attacking him over pork barrel projects, but santorum defends the earmarks. we have a fact check, next. tiger woods ex-wife, well, she's not happy with her $10 million home, just so unhappy, well, you'll see what she's doing with it.
closest competitor, ron paul. rick santorum is seeing a bump. the big number, 15% still undecided. that's why you're seeing these candidates working very hard holding those town hall meetings, running those ads on television trying to make that final pitch in these final days, kyra. >> dan, thanks. some good news in our economy. new sign the recovery is actually gaining some traction. this morning we've learned that 200,000 jobs were created in december. that number better than expected. christine romans here to break it down for us. how big is this? >> 200,000 jobs in one month, this is good. this shows the economy is moving forward, but we lost a lot of jobs, kyra. it still really hurts. we want to see what the trend is like overall and if it's sustainable. we need more months like this. i'm going to show you the trend here. over the past year we've finally have some jobs gains. you can see that for the year we added 1.6 million jobs. this is december, the final number for december. things sort of picked up speed