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>> mark: more on hannity as we continue on the road to 2012. in recent months mainstream media has paid attention to the infighting amongst the contenders. as we inch closer and closer to the general election the big question on republican voters' minds is who can defeat president obama. front runners, romney, gingrich and ron paul bring their strengths and weaknesses and second tier candidates that are looking to break through. michele bachmann, to jon huntsman to rick perry. political insiders are going to break down some of the general election match-ups. joining me is k...

i want people to recognize this, this is not just an election about replacing a president. it's about the soul of america. is the president going to turn us into entitlement society like europe or are we going to have merit society and opportunity society that is the hope of earth and the hope the people of country. i represent the latter. i think it's a classic opportunity >> jamie: he continues to poll in the top of field and his lead in new hampshire has increased in recent days. some are calling new hampshire. here a view from the ground in granite state is new hampshire senator ...

>> 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 candida...

>> kimberly: our top story, bad news for white house. rasmussen report has mitt romney with a six-point lead over president obama in a 2012 matchup. to make matters worse, obama is upside down in the gallup daily tracking poll, a couple of days after bob beckel was down right giddy. only 41% approve of obama. 50%, i don't think so. all right, andrea, what do you think about the numbers? >> andrea: he is in big trouble. he saw a very short-term bounce. democrats were starting to rally around him in payroll tax. the optics of that fight helped him because he stayed out of it. now, he h...

erin burnett tonight. out in front, campaign is kicking into high gear. candidates are criss-crossing the state, trying to pick up last-minute support for the first con tefrt in the race for the gop nomination. let's go straight to the political correspondent. jim acosta is on the ground in iowa. good to see you. lots of campaign events and everybody is back in the game. a recent poll shows 12% of voters in iowa, still undecided. you spoke with the iowa gop chair about the race. what did he have to say? >> ali, basically he said this is a caucus race in iowa that he has never seen be...