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>> i'm overly candid, i get in trouble. >> having nose-dived in the poll he is acknowledged he could come in fourth in iowa. >> considering i'm 20 points ahead in some other states, it would be foolish for me not to stay in the race. it's a long way from here to picking a nominee. >> he went further on his campaign bus. >> we will be better in new hampshire and better in south carolina. >> is it safe to say south carolina is now your best chance for a win? >> sure. it always was. south carolina has always been, because i'm a georgian and real ties there. because massachusetts candidate doesn't...

Hours of a referendum on newt gingrich's 40 years in public life, it's a disaster for him. >> bret: right. steve brown's piece talking to folks around here about what they want to see in tonight's debate, a they don't want to see. they point back to tim pawlenty when he went on the attack of congresswoman bachmann in our debate in iowa ahead of the straw poll and they said they didn't like that at all. >> they don't. it hurts the attacker sometimes even more than the attack. but it still does damage. that is what you see right now with mitt romney. the harder he hits gingrich, he does drive up...

The remarks are part of a romney ad. >> i don't think right wing social engineering is more desirable than social enginee engineering. he accused him of supporting the original plan. >> he praised ryan and supported keeping traditional medicare as an option that gingrich does as well. >> he wanted to be a voluntary choice. medicare has $36 trillion in unfunded promises. other republicans and democratic plan limit the medicare spending. >> you don't slow the growth

Is rick santorum. he needs a break-out moment. he has put more time than anyone in iowa. his ground game has gained considerably with cultural conservatives but largely unnoticed in the press and the polls. >> bret: carl. iowa governor terry branstead had interesting words about newt gingrich. >> he said he is not sure that gingrich has discipline to be president. he goes to every county. he prides himself using it for publicly uttered policy and statement. this is a shot across gingrich's bow. strong medicine. >> bret: you think it's a big deal? >> reporter: the governor of iowa, republican w...

Iowa caucuses here january 3. it will be must see tv. there will be questions you haven't heard tonight. join us at 9:00. you participate in a live chat with fox news contributors at foxnews.com/debate. also, you can tweet me. @bretbair. in washington, a new plan emerging to fix medicare that comes from the same lawmaker who came up with another proposal this year. jim angle reports this time he has help. >> reporter: republican paul ryan joined forces with democratic senator ron widen on a new medicare proposal to affect the 2012 election and cause of entitlement reform.