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wisconsin, maryland and the district of columbia. polls are closing in less than an hour's time. we have the first insight into who voted today, why they voted as mitt romney is looking to lock up the republican nomination once and for all. there have been a lot of night wheres we have said that and it has not occurred. you have been looking at exit poling data. what do you see? >> we have our first indication and the first and best mysteries of this election and it is right up here in wisconsin. largely a rural place and agriculture going on. biggest prize is in milwaukee. 18% of th...

Suffering for it. >> as you said repeatedly on the show, let's not forget the party doesn't particularly want romney. they want a so-called true conservative. they're grappling, groping, looking all over the place for someone other than romney. and santorum is the last man standing in that respect. i don't know whether he can stand up until the end. i think his positions are really, really conservative. probably too conservative for the general electorate. i think tough on the issues, but great personal story. i think it's a reflection of romney's deficiencies necessarily than it is of santoru...

mitt romney and ron paul went to caucus sites today. mitt romney's first time campaigning in maine this cycle. they've been going hard after this win to avoid another loss as both suffered on tuesday. >> this is a two-man race? romney and ron paul? >> essential. rick santorum and newt gingrich essentially. it wasn't a part of their whole delicate calculation to come up here and campaign. a few weeks ago when the other three were in florida, ron paul packed up his sweaters and headed north. i was here with him. he came up here because he has a strong young following here. strong liber...

Jon: it's a battle in the republican race kicking off the second hour of "happening now." i'm jon scott. jenna: i'm jenna lee. up for grabs in the whole conference is who wins the title of true conservative. you don't get a medal for that. it's something that will be discussed. there is ann coulter right there. she is vying for that. it's all at cpac in the nation's capitol. they try to show the conservative gathering how they share the same values. we have our chief work ton correspondent james roads even whrosen who is there, covering all the events. >> reporter: as rick santorum took the cp...

Presidential candidate rick santorum to be the, quote, true conservative in the 2012 race. 29% chose santorum, mitt romney is in second-place on that particular poll at 15% as a true conservative. gingrich is in third with 14. paul is down there and perry with 5%. they are very good at picking republican presidents. joining me now is republican congressman joe wilson of south carolina. he's a member ever the house, ways and means committee. thank you for being with us. >> it's good to be with you. martha: for rick santorum was helpful to him in iowa he was seen as a true conservative. do you t...