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then, 2012 and the influence of the tea party with one of its kingmakers. south carolina's senator jim demint. the view through a different prism with a number three democrat in the house. congressman james clyburn. i'm candy crowley, and this is "state of the union." it's got a name. newtmentum. two strong debate performances this week resurrected the political fortunes of former house speaker newt gingrich. he leaves south carolina with his first win of the primary season. numbers two and three took markedly different approaches to gingrich's win. >> he's been up and he's been ...

Undecided voters. it could go any way. and, really, people are looking for the strongest and best candidate that will defeat barack obama. >> alex? >> chuck, to your point, the best thing about mitt romney is not that he's been a cautious man. the truth about his success is he's been a transformational figure. he transformed the olympics. he builds companies. transformational change in massachusetts. that's the mitt romney i know. and this campaign, i think, has diminished him by making him smaller than his great gift really reveals. >> there is this attempt at a real contrast. what i thought ...

And someone they want is someone with big ideas, they'll probably look to newt. as of right now, i'm a fan of both, but i think given the dynamics, i think rom any's still in the driver's seat. >> steve mcmahon, you're looking at this across the aisle, steve. i see newt coming up, and i see him coming up, because he will punch the president in the face. he'll be much more aggressive in a debate. he'll be snarky, obnoxious. he'll be offensive, but he will put on a better show if you want a real fighter, a gladiator, than romney, who looks like a gentleman compared to gingrich. steve? >> yeah, h...

Dynamics, i think rom any's still in the driver's seat. >> steve mcmahon, you're looking at this across the aisle, steveb i see newt coming up, and i see him coming up, because he will punch the president in the face. he'll be much more aggressive in a debate. he'll be snarky, obnoxious. he'll be offensive, but he will put on a better show if you want a real fighter, a gladiator, than romney, who looks like a gentleman compared to gingrich. steve? >> yeah, he looks like a ken doll.{ and you're absolutely right, chris. newt gingrich, you know, he's famous for his hyperbolic rhetoric, bold, radi...

Newt. but given the dynamics, i still think romney's in the driver's seat. >> steve mcmahon, you're looking at this across the aisle, steve. i see newt coming up, and i see him coming up, because he will punch the president in the face. he'll be much more aggressive in a debate. he'll be snarky, obnoxious. he'll be offensive, but he will put on a better show if you want a real fighter, a gladiator, than romney, who looks like a gentleman compared to gingrich. steve? >> yeah, he looks like a ken doll. and you're absolutely right, chris. newt gingrich, you know, he's famous for his hyperbolic rh...