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Number one front-runner right about now but obviously that's not the case. rick santorum for the very same reasons that i mentioned about ron paul is not palatable to the independent voter out there, and it's a shame because when you take a look at rick santorum on the surface he's a pretty good guy from a policy standpoint, at least for conservatives. >> but he lost by 18 points in pennsylvania so doesn't that shatter your notion he's a strong general election candidate? >> you're right. there's no question about it. look, he lost pennsylvania by 18 points for two reasons, number one, too con...

so, we had newt gingrich and mitt romney. both on the offensive over the last 24 hours. they know that six days is a short time and that's when the caucuses are. what have we been hearing from both of the candidates, mark? >> well, hala, you're absolutely right. so much on the line, so much at stake here. six days until january 3rd when iowa republicans will caucus and will really kick off what has been already a very long presidential season. well, newt gingrich had pledged not to go negative in this campaign. he had said that he would only go positive and talk about his plan to try...

cred for the winner. three major contenders running bus towards, all with the exception of jon huntsman are there. ron paul, mitt romney, michele bachmann and rick santorum have events this hour. we'll dip into the events and delve into the latest campaign intrigues in our fair game segment just about a half an hour or so from now. remember all that fuss about raising the nation's debt ceiling? well, guess what? it is time to ask for the final installment in a series of debt hikes authorized back in august. when we came within just days of a government default. this one is worth ab...

our latest polls on the republican race, they are just coming out this minute andy sho stunning change in fortune for two of the republican hopefuls. mitt romney still plead leads in iowa with 21%. ron paul is right behind at 22%. but look at this. rick santorum has jumped into third place with 16%. tripling his shows just three weeks ago. meantime, newt gingrich has fallen off a cliff. at least it seems like it now. he's at only 14% down from 33% in our last poll. rick perry is at 11%. michele bachmann, still in single digits, followed by jon huntsm huntsman, who has written off cam...

>> mitt romney, wall street. he made millions, buying companies and laying off workers. newt gingrich, k-street. the lobbyist hangout in washington. newt got rich. made millions off of freddie mac. rick perry, main street, the outsider who sparked creation of a million new jobs. >> standing up to the washington machine. guided by principle. ron paul, is one with the plan to cut $1 trillion year one and eliminate the waste. balance the budget. ron paul, the one that you can trust. the one who will restore america. >> bret: okay. the first one obviously a perry ad and then a ron paul ad. go inte...