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Say that. if you look at it, what i started to say is a word and sort of changed and it sword of came out and people said i said black. i didn't. >> shep: hmm. rick santorum says he's concerned about all americans becoming too dependent on our government. so why is new hampshire so important already? it's the first primary of the season. idealcally it tends to be polar opposite of iowa. since 1952, only three candidates lost new hampshire and still gone on to win the presidency. bill clinton was one in '92. george w. bush in 2000. and president obama in 2008. the new hampshire primary also ten...

How will it split? santorum? they're interesting questions that could dramatically impact south carolina and florida in particular. it changes the field and it moves that 75% around in ways that we can't quantify yet but will have a dramatic impact. >> looking ahead to new hampshire, this represents the nation much more than -- >> very much so. >> -- iowa does. >> very much. independence can vote. new hampshire is a state where 42% of voters are registered independents. they can vote in the republican primary. that makes the whole state primary look more like the nation in terms of its overall...

at the winners and losers and dan lothian and david mattingly looking ahead to the battlegrounds that are now more important than ever. all right, let's start with dana bash. dana? >> well, we have some potential news this morning about what this caucus has did to the field on the republican side. michele bachmann who, of course, came in a disappointing sixth, effectively dead last here in iowa is going to hold a news conference in a few hours. her campaign is not saying what it is about, but it is hastily arranged news conference. it is hard to imagine that she's going to have somet...

>> bill: come on. who is closest. >> they all have elements of things i agree with. >> bill: there has got to be somebody. >> i think on the foreign policy realm mitt romney is closer. >> bill: romney on foreign policy. >> that's probably true of gingrich who is deeply invested in public policy. i have known him for a long time. >> bill: on taxes? >> i'm in favor of a flat tax. i have always believed in simplifying the tax code. i think there are some plans out there to do that i'm encouraged that herman cain is offering his plan. >> bill: doesn't hurt to start. >> there more importantly forci...

Is that why he met with south carolina governor nikki haley today, after donald trump won her state primary, governor nikki haley said, donald trump is everything we teach our kids not to do in kindergarten. initial rumors indicated that nikki haley might be up for secretary of state, but new reporting from nbc news is she might be up for health and human services or education secretary, which makes a lot more sense for someone with no foreign policy experience. the obama administration confirmed today that the trump transition team has officially authorized individuals to begin receiving brie...