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>> this very important endorsement is characterized by the paper like this. we don't have to agree with them on every issue, we would rather back someone with whom we may sometimes disagree than one who tells us what we think we want to hear. the latest poll taken before the endorsement shows the former massachusetts governor mitt romney topping the republican field in the state with 42% support. gingrich is second with 15%. and former utah governor jon huntsman who is putting all of his campaign resources in the first primary state responded to the new hampshire union leader endorsement of ne...

Gingrich. he has the experience, the leadership qualities, and the vision to lead this country in these trying times. he's worthy of your support on january 10th. >> what's the impact of this? this editorial? >> as mike suggested earlier, it's not going to be from this editorial, although it's gotten gingrich a little bit of positive buzz, but the editorials to come that will savage mitt romney in a way that will become part of the debate. >> that's the way that joe does it up there. it's like we pick the guy we like and then you're either for us or against us and hammers the other side. >> an...

He's telling all conservatives if you don't vote for the largest expansion of medicare in the history of had republic, you're not a true conservative. we can keep going. immigration now, he's basically -- he supported teddy kennedy's amnesty plan. he's -- why is it the flip-flop issue going to stick on him? >> it has to be driven by a candidate. bachmann and santorum are trying to drive it. it's going to take a bigger megaphone to really go after him. perry's going to have to do it or romney. i'm not sure anybody with a big enough megaphone will. that's why i think gingrich, if he can stay dis...

That gingrich is actually going to survive 36 days. >> chuck, one of the -- i would say in my world, one of the three most influential conservative people out there -- in my world looking at people that really move hard core conservative opinion, at least one of the three is hoping for a brokered convention. they believe that is the only chance to get a jeb bush or mitch daniels or paul ryan. they want it to be a mess and they want the convention to be blown open. they don't want mitt romney, and they don't want these other people either. >> fascinating. chuck todd -- >> what a race. >> what a...

>> it's about momentum and wins. eventually about delegate accumulation. and romney's operation about delegates and down the road is much, much stronger than anyone else. i don't think there's a person in newt gingrich's life who has thought two seconds about delegate totals. they're all about the early states. again, i think it's hard -- you'd be breaking precedent to lose and be the nominee. but that's -- >> if newt wins in iowa and lightning strikes and huntsman wins in new hampshire, romney's campaign is done. i want to talk foreign policy with you here. the two lead stories in the "new yo...