mitt romney did not win iowa by 8 votes. after anee figures alcount being announced this morning rick santorum got 34 more votes than romney. but the caucuses we are being told are official wally being called a tie because the results from eight precincts are actually missing, no one knows what happened to those and will never be certified. the man involved in certifying the results is man stra u.n. and he joins us live. good to have you here. >> good morning, mart that. if thermartha. if there was any question about the relevancy of iowa with rick perry's announcement the first four finishers are the only four remaining candidates. i think the impact and influence of iowa continues throughout the presidential race. martha: understandable that you would want to make that point this morning especially given the fact that so much has been throep thrown in flux.