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then she has tumbled, tumbled in a pretty intense way in the polls. it's really unclear why because she has at least at the beginning she had done pretty well in debates. she had been here campaigning very hard. she, like rick santorum at the end of this campaign, was around the state. she did all 99 counties. guess what, she was even born here. she was born in water loo, iowa. she is a native daughter of the state. she did not do very well. very disappointing. at the end of the day, suzanne, you know this. you've covered many campaigns. you need money to go on. if you're not doing w...

Scenario is a candidate from the right who beganners 3 percent or 4 percent of the tea party vote that could make a difference. >>eric: on saturday the des moines register will release their poll. >>guest: considered the gold standard. >>eric: so, whoever wednesday that, is that the likely winner in iowa? >>guest: well, the pollster for the des moines register has a very good record of determining the final result, but, again, that is why we do the average because especially in a field as wide open and fractured as this polling in primaries is volatile so i will look personally at the des moin...

>>eric: and nationally? what is real clear politics average show you there. >>guest: well, nationally gingrich is still ahead by a couple of points but he has been on the slide the last few weeks and romney has been rising a little bit and that race is tightening up and ron paul is rising and it looks like would romney has been picking up steam. he will give someone, whoever beats expectations, and it could be santorum, he could be the story if he finishes a strong third heel get a butch which will rollover into the national numbers. so, i was about expectations here in the next week. >>eric: ...

The boost that ron paul would get because a shift like that does not look to me like it will be effective. i think it is not a political move that is wise on ron paul's part and i am troubled bit whole thing and we will find out the truth. over time it will come out and we will have a good sense of who is telling the clear of the story. >>eric: and ron paul's camp has denied we offering any sort of money as a pay out to come over from the other camp, but, talk to us about what is going on there, ron paul is saying romney looks to be moving up and gingrich is moving down. are you surprised of t...

Has held 25 percent throughout the whole process but the others, anyone but romney, have traded percentage points going back-and-forth. is that, really, just the dissatisfaction in numbers? >>guest: no, it is looking for the right candidate. looking for the candidate that will ignite the conservative base which is so critical. we have seen what happens when a moderate that is endorsed by, say, the leftist media when we let the left pick the republican candidate, and --. >>eric: who is that? >>guest: in the past, in the past, it was john mccain and of course george w. bush and we see what happe...