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and we begin this morning with the southern swing. the campaign push is on in south carolina where the republican presidential hopefuls are looking to lock in conservative support. brian moore joins us now from washington with details. brian, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. the candidates are in the trenches with all but one fighting for survival. >> hi, guys. big night last night. >> reporter: while mitt romney is competing for a third round win in south carolina, his underdog opponents are hoping for a knockout. the republican front-runner is being hammered over the airwav...

the 2012 presidential election. the win may be his but all signs now point to a tough fight with a late surging rick santorum at the top of the pack. romney and santorum claimed 25% of the vote. ron paul in third place in the caucuses followed by newt gingrich. after a disappointing fifth place finish, rick perry said he's going back home to texas to "reassess his campaign." michelle bachmann finished behind perry in sixth place but remains a candidate for now. in such a close race, romney and santorum won 11 delegates. ron paul leads with three of the hawk eye state's total of 25. n...

mitt romney won the iowa caucus in a nail biter defeating rick santorum with eight votes to spare. one republican candidate is it considering whether or not to change his request for the white house. tracie potts is in des moines with the latest. good morning to you. veronica, good morning. this was a very long nirght, as you say, for mitt romney. we awaited the results. it is believed to be the closest caulk us in iowa's history. so close, in fact that, we had to wait until every last vote was counted. >> congratulations to governor mitt romney, winner of the 2012 iowa caucuses. >...

mitt romney won the iowa caucus in a nail biter defeating rick santorum with eight votes to spare. one republican candidate is it considering whether or not to change his request for the white house. tracie potts is in des moines with the latest. good morning to you. veronica, good morning. this was a very long nirght, as you say, for mitt romney. we awaited the results. it is believed to be the closest caulk us in iowa's history. so close, in fact that, we had to wait until every last vote was counted. >> congratulations to governor mitt romney, winner of the 2012 iowa caucuses. >...

numbers in the first big test of the 2012 presidential election. the win may be his but all signs now point to a tough fight with a late surging rick santorum at the top of the pack. romney and santorum claimed 25% of the vote. ron paul in third place in the caucuses followed by newt gingrich. after a disappointing fifth place finish, rick perry said he's going back home to texas to "reassess his campaign." michelle bachmann finished behind perry in sixth place but remains a candidate for now. in such a close race, romney and santorum won 11 delegates. ron paul leads with three of th...