endorsement of john mccain and the slimmest iowaca cuss win ever over dark horse rick santorum. >> what a squeaker, but it's nice to have a win. the question i have for you can we do better in new hampshire? >> reporter: new hampshire is a state that will catapult him on to victory in a short period of time. that is why i'm here. it was a small subdued crowd compared to new hampshire welcome rallies for past victors. tough audience question created tense atmosphere. >> you had your turn. now it's my turn. >> reporter: iowa's strategy from the start to spend as little money as possible and still win. new hampshire, he has huge lead in polls and way more money. the man from pennsylvania is man of the hour. >> game on! >> reporter: in a two-week surge from counted out to second by eight votes in contest of 122,000 iowa republicans, santorum set a new standard for grinding out a come-from-behind triumph. now he will take it to romney and try to unite the g.o.p. ardent conservatives. this tonight we have come out of an election that we are essentially three winners. three top vote-getters. >

. right now, 34 votes separate former senator rick santorum and former governor mitt romney. we are still waiting to hear why we don't have the end result. we had the associated press report this story early on -- that -- >> twice. >> that there was a truck driving from story county, and that is where iowa state university is located. i said university of iowa earlier -- >> wow. >> i got 50 emails. >> you are still not over that. >> i'm not. there was a truck, he was driving, g.o.p. officials right now are saying they don't think that's true. but they are going to come out soon and tell us what the deal is. >> that's the problem. they haven't said anything. just to give you a frame of reference, four years ago, it took them -- well, the caucuses began at 8:00 eastern time and we had a winner, barack obama declared by 9:25 on the democratic side. we are an hour 5, just for those of you counting at home and no winner and no explanation for why there isn't a winner. it's a matter of doing the math, says one of the anchors who couldn't do the math all night i. i got there. >> i don't ha

voters in iowa are credited with helping santorum reach national prominence, they are seeking common ground, citing fundamental values put in place by the founding fathers. >> i bet you also believe that this government under barack obama, is undermining that very basic principle of what america is all about. >> instead of farming and big agriskull hour, the landscape is filled with the old mill town where fiscal restraint is valued and small businesses dominant the landscape. >> the economy is the top issue. >> hearing someone with a plan. >> if you create jobs and energy you can move to a better budget fast. >> the unemployment rate in new hampshire is among the lowest in the nation. consumer confidence is causing them to struggle. >> welcome to the state of small business these days. a tough go for people. >> tough for the candidates, too. voters in new hampshire and iowa are so different no nonincumbent g.o.p. presidential candidate won both states since they took on their voting prominence. what they have today in the mid-'70s >> bret: we will see you saturday. the grandson of t

18 to 4 votes between mitt romney and rick santorum. now there is a four-vote difference. we are waiting on one precinct in clinton county, we believe -- >> we believe it's about 75 votes. just getting word that karl rove has some big news to report out of new york, ahead to chris wallace. >> thanks so much. karl, have you gotten word from a source in the republican national committee. tell us what it is? >> first, they made the correction in story county, which moved it from an 18-point margin for santorum to a four-vote margin for santorum and the keokuk county precinct, the romny and santorum people have agreed what the count was and -- >> this is in clinton -- >> this is clinton county. the one outstanding precinct in the state and tell show an 18-vote victory in that precinct for mitt romney which will give him a statewide victory of 14 votes over rick santorum. >> i don't understand. you are saying that they have come to an agreement -- >> the official-- the person who got the official piece of paper is missing. but the romney and santorum people who are monitoring it agree

santorum. now there is a four-vote difference. we are waiting on one precinct in clinton county, we believe -- >> we believe it's about 75 votes. just getting word that karl rove has some big news to report out of new york, ahead to chris wallace. >> thanks so much. karl, have you gotten word from a source in the republican national committee. tell us what it is? >> first, they made the correction in story county, which moved it from an 18-point margin for santorum to a four-vote margin for santorum and the keokuk county precinct, the romny and santorum people have agreed what the count was and -- >> this is in clinton -- >> this is clinton county. the one outstanding precinct in the state and tell show an 18-vote victory in that precinct for mitt romney which will give him a statewide victory of 14 votes over rick santorum. >> i don't understand. you are saying that they have come to an agreement -- >> the official-- the person who got the official piece of paper is missing. but the romney and santorum people who are monitoring it agree on what the number is. so they're going to --

pennsylvania senator is going all out. welcome, everybody, i'm neil cavuto. rick santorum ready to go mano-a-mano with mitt romney. santorum's poll numbers in south carolina look better and a chance for a nasty ad war look good, or should i say bad. aides for santorum say he's about to find out what happens to those who soar. rick perry ace rise reversed when ron paul tied him to al gore. romney pounded his ties to freddie mac. what do you think, buddy? >> neil, i think he's going to go after earmarks, something that santorum got hit on but no one noticed because santorum was in the single digits. earmarks, government spending. >> neil: bob, you're an encyclopedia. you have defended the earmark process in the past and he's since tried to explain by saying, you know, it's money out there that goes to justifiable causes. >> and government spending while in congress, both in the house and as a leader in the senate, also i think they're going to go back to his 2003 vote to expand medicare to add a drug benefit, costly benefit not paid for. can rick santorum take a punch? romney did not have a

romney is the winner in iowa but only by eight votes over rick santorum. >> this is a campaign night where america wins. we're gonna change the white house and get america back on track. >> next stop, next week in new hampshire. >> meanwhile, speaking of new hampshire, rick santorum wasted no time heading to the granite state this morning. >> game on! >> can rick ride his recent wave of popularity to victory? that's the big question. >> he does get our writers cold open mvp, though, for that line. but for rick perry, it's back to texas. >> game off. >> i decided to return to texas, assess the results of tonight's caucus, determine whether there is a path forward for myself in this race. >> when you say that, there's no path forward. more on the shrinking g.o.p. field, perhaps. "fox & friends" starts, you've heard me, now. >> hi, this is rick santorum. >> hi, this is newt gingrich. >> this is congresswoman michelle bachmann. >> this is herman cain. >> this is governor rick perry of the great state of texas and you're watching "fox & friends." >> yep. and the -- >> during happier times

-- >> this primary. >> this primary, right. just as santorum, we discovered won iowa. look, the-- this is the most volatile republican electorate i've ever seen and we know that since all of this progress began in the polls in june, every one of these, including michele bachmann, has risen and fallen and i think, mainly, a factor of how they perform from one primary to the next, indeed, the republican electorate is looking for someone to fight barack obama. and for the past week, grinch looked like-- steve, let me get you in here, rick perry dropped out this week threw his support to newt gingrich calling him a conservative visionary, how much is that helping gingrich, oh, a little bit. not a huge amount, but i agree with dan, what turned around things for newt was during that debate on monday night when juan williams asked him those questions about the-- about black america and the the welfare state and newt took it to both the media and to barack obama, remember, he was talking about food stamp nation and that president obama was the food stamp president. that was the beginning of this

parenthood in romneycare. as governor, romney has tax paid abortions. >> rick santorum as a mere foot soldier in the g.o.p. led revolution. >> in his experience he has been the junior partner. >> he is slapping gingrich and romney backing the healthcare mandate. >> i like the other two folks running here. who supported the individual mandates and supported the top down government healthcare. i have been the leader of the opposite. >> santorum camped out in new hampshire more than anyone and said it will surprise more than iowa. >> he proved the world wrong and the same thing will happen here. >> huntsman is running third in polls. anything less than the primary could end his campaign. ron paul held no campaign events today and returns to the trail on friday. romney left new hampshire to campaign in south carolina. an expression of his confidence and his granite state support and shadowing the importance of the battle in the south where john mccain slapped santorum on romney's behalf. >> senator santorum and i had strong differences on the issue of earmark and pork barrel spending

between rick santorum and mitt romney in the caucus a few weeks back. south carolina is in two days. i'm bill hemmer. martha: good morning, everybody, i'm martha maccallum. as you remember on january the 3rd the iowa gop chairman came out. he announced a win by mitt romney by the slimmest of margins, eight votes. who can forget that night, right? the final tally. we were told it would come in two weeks. the final tally, guess, what shows, rick santorum ahead by 34 votes, but, this is a major but, okay? eight preseats, out of 100 precincts, eight of them are mysteriously missing. person supposed to carry the bundle of handwritten votes, the eight precincts are gone. they will be never be found or certified. we wait aofficial announcement. a lot of crest what really happened in iowa. bill, go for wit. bill: if memory serves there are 1766 precincts in iowa. it is a lot of precincts. this was the total we were given back on the 3rd of january deep into the night about 2:30 in the morning. remember that, long, long night? romney a winwer by just a hair. this is what we believe the count acco

captioning services, inc >> bret: rick perry bows out. newt gingrich's ex-wife speaks out. rick santorum wins apparently. this is "special report." ♪ ♪ >> bret: good evening. i'm bret baier. the dynamic the republican presidential race is fluid at this hour. earlier in the day, texas governor rick perry called it quits and threw his support behind newt gingrich. gingrich has two potential problems on the horizon. an ex-wife with an apparent grudge, and a conservative rival with an apparent victory. chief political correspondent carl cameron is covering a busy day on the campaign trail. >> reporter: running last in south carolina polls, texas governor rick perry ended his presidential bid. >> today, i am suspending my campaign and endorsing newt gingrich for president of the united states. i believe newt is a conservative visionary who can transform our country. we have had our differences which campaigns will inevitably have. newt is not perfect, but who among us is? >> reporter: gingrich hopes to unite south carolina conservatives as the romney alternative. >> i was very honored and

rick santorum. romney campaign says they're not waiting to talk to the santorum campaign they're just waiting for results like the rest of america. >>> welcome to america's election headquarters. it's too cross to -- close to you call. rick santorum over mitt romney. we're still waiting on votes, actual from story county. that is the university of iowa. sorry, iowa state. ing forrive me. and ames, don't e mail. associate td press just report that had quote, some guy is driving the vote tallies in his truck to the reporting centers and we're waiting on that guy from that guy n that truck. probably to determine this race as you look at the differential there, it's so close. you're talking about hundreds of votes from a place like story county. right now it's 113 separating rick santorum and rit mom knee. >> just comes down to that guy. and what about that guy? do they know that guy? are they waiting for that guy? is there any idea how fast that guy is driving? >> it's iowa. there are some highways with 70 miles per hour speed limits. there is iowa has a job tonight. it's not about

do. we told rick santorum that the left wing media would begin to demonize him. i'm an oracle. the election still about 11 months away and i predict when the vote rolls around, we're all going to be very, very sick of the vicious attacks. i'm sick of them now. that's a memo. the top story tonight, with us, governor mike huckabee who just four years ago was celebrating his primary victory in iowa. so he knows the republican landscape. so would rick santorum in almost the exact same position you were in. he's eerie, is it not? >> one of the things you have to get used to is if you don't like the sight of your own blood, don't do this. rick santorum has come up out of nowhere, nobody was paying attention to him. now in one way you might say he won iowa. he didn't. mitt romney won it. but he won it by greatly exceeding everybody's expectations. >> bill: here is the really spooky part. he's you. you're him. it's exactly -- >> that would be really spooky to him, i'm sure. >> bill: it's exactly the same. he got the evangelical vote. you got it. he came out of nowhere. you came out of nowh

ron paul, mitt romney and rick santorum. at this hour, it does not appear that michele bachmann, newt gingrich, or rick perry will win tonight. now, again, these are preliminary projections based on people entering the caucus sites as they showed up to the various caucuses but had not actually yet voted. they can be changed and fox, of course, will revise these projections as we receive more of these polls plus we will begin to receive some actual vote totals soon. >> megyn: that's the thing. the entrance polls are less reliable than exit polls. and really, you know, you have to take that with a huge grain of salt. what happens at these caucuses is you might tell some pollster on your way in yeah i think i'm voting for mitt romney. you might get in there and your neighbor and pastor says this is who i am voting for and you completely change exespecially 41% of the electorate according to the des moines register latest poll is undecided. >> bret: completely change. at one of those caucus sites tonight we have shannon bream. shannon? >> hi, bret. the excitement is building here. hundred

santorum does well with those who watch the debates and he's taking some of that very conservative vote away from newt gingrich this evening and so we're going to continue to stew over the exit poll numbers and a lot coming up in the following hour, back to you. >> bret: all right. martha, thank you very much. the romney campaign is looking to restore an aura of inevitability, and newt gingrich insists he's in it all the way to tampa and the republican convention there. chief political correspondent carl cameron tell both candidates were doing everything they could to get supporters to the polls. >> i need your vote. . >> working the primary day phones from the tampa headquarters, mitt romney hoped to run up the score for a crushing victory over newt gingrich and whose campaign launched a last minute robo call of denoig the culture food in nursing homes. >> in massachusetts, mitt romney for kosher food for our seniors in nursing homes. and you could end mitt romney's hipocracy on religious freedom with a vote for newt gingrich. >> and romney aides say that the calls are false. and

. >> can rick santorum become a legitimate threat to mitt romney. most say no, but they could be wrong. we will have analysis. >> can you see a scenario under which the two of you would align together to try to defeat the establishment candidate, mitt romney? >> absolutely, of course. >> newt gingrich talking about lining himself with rick santorum, but how would that work in the primaries? laura ingraham will be here. you are the most lethal sniper. you're killing them. and you liked it. the most lethal sniper in american history has written a new book and it's very controversial. you considered the people you were killing savages. caution. you are about enter the no spin zone. "the factor" begins right now. i'm bill o'reilly. thanks for watching us tonight. how "the factor" will cover the presidential sweepstakes, that is the subject of this evening's talking points memo. there is no question that this program will play a major role in a presidential race this year. we are by far the most watched news show in prime time, tripling our opposition and many factor viewers watch us

the state. and rick santorum hoping to capitalize on his iowa motor tumult and newt gingrich hoping for a comeback and mitt romney, the double digit lead in the polls there. joining the panel. this week, diary editor, jason riley, assistant editorial page editor, james freeman and dorothy rabinowitz and washington columnist, kim strassel. so, james, is rick santorum the most serious threat so far to mitt romney or not? >> he's a major threat. i think that santorum could win this thing and it hits romney's vulnerabilities. obviously we saw in iowa speaking to the values voters that santorum has the edge there and quickly pivoted to the economy and what you find is a better spending reform plan and better tax cutting plan than mr. romney and as we go to republican primaries and caucuses, that usually does well. >> kim, what about san form's weaknesses, he's attacked for some of his senate record, the fact that he supported earmarks and isn't a libertarian on the economy in terms of government. >> i was pushed back on james' analysis. and i think you see candidate after candidate try t

the winners in iowa first. mitt romney, rick santorum, ron paul in the top tier. the race very, very tight. just eight votes separating romney and a surging santorum. >> rick did i think a heroic job going across the entire state. devoted his energies to the state of iowa. during the same time period i've been building a national campaign team going to the a bunch of states and of course pulledding a fund-raising organization that will help me down the road and if i'm the nominee. jenna: santorum says it is game on now. romney set to pick up an endorsement today from john mccain, his challenger in 2008 and the last republican presidential nominee. today santorum weighed in on that news. >> john mccain is a great man. someone who was honor to serve with. he has served this country and sacrificed more than frankly anybody that i have had the privilege to know in any way and so i, i commend governor romney for getting his endorsement. i'm not surprised by it. john is a more moderate member of the republican team. jenna: back to iowa in a moment. we see waiting for the congresswoma

topping rick santorum by eight votes. here are the highlights. >> game on. [ applause ] >> congratulations to rick santorum. this has been a great victory for him and for his effort. he has worked very hard in iowa. we feel it's been a great victory for us here. [ applause ] ron paul as well. ron paul has had a great night. >> i think there is nothing to be ashamed of. everything to be satisfied and be raring to move on, on to the next stop, which is new hampshire. [ applause ] >> we are not going to go out and run nasty ads. we are not going to run 30-second gotchas. but i do reserve the right to tell the truth. if the truth seems negative, it may be more a comment on his record than it is on politics. >> kimberly: all right. there you have it. it was a nail-biter for those of you, political junkies who want to stay up all night and using visine today like myself and most of you at the table. go through it. how did -- go through the night. what is the take-away from it and where do the candidates stand? i'll begin with you on this. your assessment in terms of the vict

santorum third and he blasted romney. >> this is an election driven not by money raised, but by message, connection with the voters, debates, and experience, and i think, i think those are the features that are driving the campaign so far. >> the real clear politics average of recent polls shows romley and paul deadlocked and a three-way time, santorum, perry and gingrich. in a low turnout he could win, but outside on his g.o.p. mainstream on a host of issues. >> the country has to change. to elect me the country has to change and go back to believing in the constitution and different liberty policies. >> and with a wave of last minute support from christian conservatives who may get passed the caucus vote. >> do what you believe is right for the country. >> rick perry went to church in iowa and looking ahead to carolina. and short-lived. >> we're going to be able to go forward and some of the other candidates may do okay in iowa, but when it comes to running a national campaign they're going to falter. >> newt gingrich to led the polls a month ago and michele bachmann the first

nominee. rick perry and rick santorum joined the call for romney make public concerns. with perry's campaign on life support he got choked up discussing his political future as long as his wife is by his side. >> fy had to walk away from this, if she was walking with me it would all be okay. >> as in iowa, they urged people to ignore polls and pundit. >> continue to hang in there, be strong and run a good race in south carolina. be in a position in florida to do better and better after that. the stage has been set with one less podium tonight. >> reporter: most folks believe the debate will be a crucial and last best hope for romney rivals to derail him. if he pulls off a hat trick and go 3-0 in south carolina on saturday he will be comfortable. >> bret: carl, new ad popping up? >> reporter: specifically rick santorum was going to unveil a new ad this evening. then romney with equally unflattering pictures and obama as well and describe the record as one and the same. tough stuff from santorum. >> bret: thank you. the strategy for the candidate heading to tonight's event capture the

santorum in my opinion are going to overperform in iowa. >> sean: he nailed the outcome in iowa. tonight, the architect karl rove has predictions for tuesday's primary in new hampshire. toush years ago, the anointed one mesmerized the american people. >> we are ready to believe again. >> sean: but now the thrill is gone. >> change is never easy. >> sean: what happened to all of the soaring rhetoric and bold promises? plus, newt gingrich is here to tell us how he plans on climbing back on the top of the republican field. our countdown to election day continues. "hannity" starts right here, right now. ♪ ♪ >> sean: tonight, there are some stunning new poll numbers that indicate a seismic shift has taken place in the battle for the republican presidential nomination. let's take a look at this. following his impressive second place finish in iowa. former pennsylvania senator rick santorum is now only eight points behind the front-runner, that is mitt romney. now meanwhile, former speaker of the house, newt gingrich continues to poll in the top three. he has 16% of the vote. he will be joi

that is not a good sign for the ron paul campaign, leaving rick santorum in a tie for first place. and there you can see we're projecting ron paul finishes third in this race. there you can see it's 21%. the top two battling it out z the difference is..., again with the math. >> i think it's only 13 votes. 13. >> do i need glasses? >> this is the eyes. >> there is six, seven, okay, point seven. okay. 13 points. it changes every minute. >> and this is a math. we should tell you we just got this in from our campaign saying so far no calls have been made to or from governor romney with his rivals and there are no plans for governor romney to speak yet. we've been told speaker gingrich will be coming to the microphones as well as michelle bachmann. romney and santorum, we have not yet heard from them. we're going to go-to-listen to ron paul. looks like they're just getting set up. you can see his family behind him. it's tough to see. ron paul will be entering shortly. we want to get a quick word from our panel what. kind of night is this for ron paul? >> if it ends up your math is cor

, edging out former pennsylvania senator rick santorum. santorum surging in the polls at just the right time and promising now he is ready for a fight. >> game on. [cheers and applause] bill: all right. game on indeed. we're on. good morning, everybody. i'm bill hemmer, live here in "america's newsroom" and a big welcome back to jamie colby. martha is working later for megyn getting on the big bird coming back to new york. >> she got a little rest jamie: i'm jamie coal by in for martha. the republican county chairwoman was woken up in a panic by a friend pounding on her windows. can you imagine the friend telling her the state party needed missing results from a precinct. bill: 53 for romney and 33 for santorum. sleep deprived john roberts in iowa this morning. turns out rick santorum's surge was real in the end. john, good morning. >> reporter: it shows awe couple things, bill. what a difference a week makes. shows you value of every vote. iowa will always end up surprising you in the end. what a rocket ride for rick santorum. mitt romney might have won the actual caucuses. rick santor

, i'll win the primary on saturday. >> reporter: gingrich says a rick for rick santorum or perry will help romney win south carolina. he disss santorum as unable to win for losing the last senate race. >> he lost his state for re-election. by the largest margin in the history of pennsylvania. now there is no evidence that he could put together a national majority. >> santorum is also getting slammed by perry. >> good catholic. but hasn't always ban good conservative. >> reporter: santorum says romney lacks integrity for refusing to denounce attack ads by pro-romney super pac. >> the ads are absolutely certifyably false. he says they are okay, because it gives him an advantage. this is a huge character issue on mitt romney's part. >> reporter: santorum supports ror ration of voting rights for convicted felons who pay a full debt to society, which is the law in massachusetts. but romney says that should not be the case. >> if they commit a violent crime, should not vote. he believes they should. >> reporter: running fourth in the south carolina polls, ron paul limiting the campaign appe

. >> game on! >> sean: tonight, the surging rick santorum is here to tell us how he plans to carry his momentum to new hampshire. it is a mead make-or-berate break weekend for the g.o.p. contenders in two nationally televised debates. we will preview the critical 48 hours that lie ahead. a slight drop in the unemployment rate puts a smile on the face of president obama. >> we are making progress. we are moving in the right direction. >> sean: but with over 20 million americans looking for work, we ask: you can afford four more? we look at the blatant bias of the obam'bama-loving media. >> it's an unapologetic, in-your-face conservative. >> sean: "hannity" starts right here, right now. we are only a few days removed from rick santorum's second-place finish in iowa, where he fell 8 votes shy of the top spot. late last night, word broke that some errors may exist. could that mean that senator santorum actually won? after the reports surfaced on thursday, santorum announced he is not interested in reinvestigation iowa. instead, he is moving to new hampshire with a sudden influx of campaign

not, do not expect mr. gingrich to finish in the top three. rick santorum polling in the top three. he is mad at me saying i have not featured him on the broadcast. that might be true. we tend to avoid campaign segments unless there is a media controversy and until a week ago the senator was polling in the single digits. however, we have invited rick santorum to appear on wednesday. and we did do an extensive interview with him on the radio special in november. rick per continues to poll just above 10%. campaigning ferociously in iowa and could surprise. governor perry has a lot of money and vows to continue his campaign no matter what happens tomorrow. michele bachmann another story. congresswoman must do well in iowa to continue because she is out of money. all the polls say mrs. bachmann is not in good shape. that leaves our pal ron paul who is polling well in iowa and who could win the caucus tomorrow. but even if the congressman does do well, he will not, will not be the republic nominee because his positions on many issues are simply out landish. here is what you need to know

new energy. so what does the santorum surge mean for the election going forward? >> game on! >> wow. game on for him. game off for rick perry? >> i decided to return to texas, assess the results of tonight's caucus, determine whether there is a path forward for myself in this race. >> wow. it could really be over despite all the money in his account. "fox & friends" starts right now. >> good morning, everyone. we were up an hour earlier today for an extended version of "fox & friends." why? because the iowa caucus is now finish even though it didn't finish until the middle of the night with mitt romney winning by eight votes over rick santorum. 30,015 to 30,007. >> trotted out at about 2:45 eastern time and 1:40 local time and we did not have a winner. for a while with rick santorum on time but this is the smallest margin in the history of the caucuses. >> eight votes, mitt romney can say i won and rick santorum can say my miraculous turn around which is going to make political history and really has from 10 days -- 10 days ago, he had 3% of the vote and ends up with 25% of the vote

rather obvious to me as well. >> i voted for rick santorum. i like his platform. i like his principles. >> you know, it was not hard at all to get the voters to talk. the people of new hampshire love to talk politics. they're very open about the process. they're proud of their process and now their voices have been heard. guys, back to you. >> thank you very much, molly lyon in new hampshire and now it moves to south carolina where they will have their primary 10 days from now. >> thanks, guys! >> thank you! >> you're welcome. redbull and sugar. >> e-mail you later. >> what's going to happen this morning at 9:00 a.m. eastern time, newt gingrich has announced he's going to be giving a major speech. 9:00 a.m. now, see what you think of what his spokesperson says in describing this speech. this is r.c.hammond. bottom line is you'll see the most authentic candidate who has run for president who is not worried about what the consequences will be, put forth the truth as people see it in their lives every day. what does that mean? >> wow, i guess he's going to make a major speech a

bachmann and then for gingrich is my trifectainged among paul, gingrich and santorum. if that vote ever came together, it could defeat romney. now paul is never going to get out of the race. but he might be marginalized in south carolina because he he is not pro-evangelical. and it's possible, i could see a scenario where romney gets like 30, wins the primary. gingrich or santorum get 25. the other one gets 10. and paul gets 8 and perry five and huntsman three. and at that point you go into florida as a two-way race of romney against either santorum. >> bill: one or othe other. there is talk they might make a deal. >> no, i mean even if they don't make a deal. if the south carolina voters make the deal for them and designate a real frontrunner. >> bill: take a look at south carolina. we will do this at the end of the program with cammeron and rosen as well. that obviously coming up on the 21st of january. rick santorum even though he raised a lot of money after iowa he has got money problems, correct? >> and gingrich doesn't. >> bill: gingrich has enough money because gambling guy

. >> and rick santorum becomes a hot media topic, are they out to burn him? not to let the republicans get all the intention, the president takes time out from important duties to inspires the demograph, did he inspire the media as well? girl scouts are known for selling tasty cookies and doing good deeds. do you know they're on the lookout for media bias. getting their guidance from an extreme lefty media manipulator, how could that happen? and some lighter moments during a long, long night of political coverage. >> on the panel this week, writer and fox news contributor, judy miller. national review editor, rich lawrie. jim pinkerton, contributing editor the american conservative magazine and former president of the media center, jehmu green. i'm jon scott, fox news watch is it on right now. >> mitt romney, rick santorum, ron paul, the top three finishers in a race out of iowa this week and now trying to ride that into new hampshire and the media continues to grind away. a media coverage of the horse race itself. now that the horse race denial is over, who you do you grade the media

: the santorum surge hits new hampshire. but can he derail mitt romney? this is "special report." ♪ ♪ >> bret: good evening. i'm bret baier. while republican front runner mitt romney is so confident of a victory in next week's new hampshire primary he is already campaigning in the next primary state, south carolina. the underdog campaign of rick santorum continues to pick up steam in the granite state. while others are working to make their mark. chief political correspondent carl cameron is following the action from manchester. >> thank you. how are you? >> reporter: buoyed by overflowing crowds at the campaign stop, rick santorum urged first in the nation primary voters to ignore polls and pundits and back his come from behind candidacy. >> new orleannew hampshire can'. they have to stand and be bold. we need a clear contrast. someone painting a different vision. >> populist message and plea for value voters on the faith, family and freedom tour, santorum is gaining on ron paul in new hampshire. but romney is still way ahead in the granite state where he has a vacation hom

rick santorum who is running as fiscal conservative but is the champion of earmarks and raised the debt ceiling eight times in the united states senate, i just don't think that republican voters once they get a real chance to take a look at rick's fiscal record they'll go you know what? maybe you are not the most fiscally conservative person up there. >> greta: you know, i'm curious, you say your friend rick santorum. i spent the day looking through a lot of things. one thing that your friend rick santorum has got season an ad from your campaign in which the headline why are the pigs so happy? it's sort of, i don't make reference to pigs about friends. >> rick santorum is a friend. he has a great family and i pray for his daughter bella every night, as a matter of fact. there is a real difference. and i am able to make that difference between a competitor and a friend. rick is both of those. >> greta: and a pig? a pig? >> i don't have a problem at all. in iowa, they love pigs. in iowa they love pigs. i love iowa pork. i don't like washington pork. >> greta: you don't like washingto

, bret. altoona at the pizza ranch where rick santorum is expected in a short time. his staffers have been pulling furniture out of the hall, expecting an overflow crowd. this is his first pizza ranch and third rally of the day. there is intensity behind many candidates. caucus campaign willing not stop. we are now 25 hours away and counting. >> ron pall! >> get out there and volt tomorrow. >> reporter: it look like three-way photo finish. ron paul drew 1,000 people to rally. many were out of state students and media. >> are we sick and tired of the expansion of government? the endless spending and the deficit doing the things they weren't supposed to do? and forgetting about doing things they should be doing. [ applause ] >> his son, kentucky senator ran paul made a bold prediction. >> we are going to win in iowa tomorrow. >> the last iowa campaign day fueled by growing conservative support, the late-surging rick santorum got a bus on the campaign trail. >> romney is a good man. conservative on a lot of issues. i think americans are looking for someone that has been more consist

rick santorum, this is really been the big story over the weekend taking a number three spot. newt gingrich and rick perry round out the top five. jon: mitt romney has to get past his gop rivals first he is looking ahead to the general election. >> believe in that wonderful hymn "america the beautiful", and that stands is that says oh beautiful for patriot dream that sees beyond the years. this is not about their time they were writing our declaration and our constitution, it was about their time. this merit society, this opportunity nation, this free nation continues to be a beacon to the world and a shining city on a hill. i look today at our president, i don't think he understands that america. jon: john roberts is following the romney campaign in dubuque, iowa. it is our quick response vehicle he is riding in right now. what is governor romney up to today, john? >> reporter: good morning, to you, jon. we're on the road. we'll take a shot of our front camera and look at that beautiful iowa landscape. on the road between davenport where romney just appeared and dubuque which is h

shows gingrich leading romney 41 to to 32. rick santorum 11. ron paul 8%. when asked who will win the nomination romney blows away gingrich 52 to 35%. real clear politics average of polls shows it closer between gingrich and romney but most surveys were taken before the speaker south carolina triumph. after weeks of defensive hedging, romney will release the 2010 tax returns and 2011 estimate on tuesday. in five straight appearances since the south carolina loss, romney assails gingrich as erratic, unreliable and unethical former speaker of the house to washington influence peddleer. >> make sure we understand what is in the work product he was providing to freddie mac. >> at the end of four years it was proven he was a field leader and he had to resign in degrace. >> florida families lost everything the housing crisis, newt gingrich cashed in. >> reporter: rick santorum first in iowa but distant third in south carolina is under pressure to drop out and help gingrich beat romney but has no intention of it knowing full well either could implode. >> what gives you the impression that th

, mitt romney leads with 24% with ron paul close behind and rick santorum in third with 15%. newt gingrich, rick perry and michele bachmann round out the field. but if you look at the final two days of polling there is a big change. romney holds on to his lead but rick santorum jumps into second with 21% and ron paul slips to third. for more on this final weekend of campaigning let's get the latest from fox news is chief political correspondent carl cameron. carl? >> good morning, chris and happy new year. with two and a half days left of caucus campaign time left for the candidates and up to 41% of likely caucus goers still likely to change their minds according to the des moines register and many other polls it is indisputable the iowa caucuses once again are coming right down to the wire and anybody could pull off a victory here. after only nine trips to iowa in all of the last year a confident mitt romney's position for the iowa caucus wen he was denied four years ago. his organization is well respected and for months he has been in first or second place in dozens of iowa and

% with ron paul close behind and rick santorum in third with 15%. newt gingrich, rick perry and michele bachmann round out the field. but if you look at the final two days of polling there is a big change. romney holds on to his lead but rick santorum jumps into second with 21% and ron paul slips to third. for more on this final weekend of campaigning let's get the latest from fox news is chief political correspondent carl cameron. carl? >> good morning, chris and happy new year. with two and a half days left of caucus campaign time left for the candidates and up to 41% of likely caucus goers still likely to change their minds according to the des moines register and many other polls it is indisputable the iowa caucuses once again are coming right down to the wire and anybody could pull off a victory here. after only nine trips to iowa in all of the last year a confident mitt romney's position for the iowa caucus wen he was denied four years ago. his organization is well respected and for months he has been in first or second place in dozens of iowa and national polls. ron paul