of the other candidates, i invariably get an e-mail from a ron paul supporter complain being the fact i'm not writing about ron paul and all the support he has. if ron paul takes iowa, that could -- that could spell trouble for gingrich because he will have been king of the hill for so long. but also for mitt romney, who desperately needs to win in new hampshire, if he is going to go -- if he will go any further in the contest, so ron paul coming in first or second could upend the race as we know it. >> how significant is iowa in the election cycle? mike huckabee took iowa the last time around and ended up on fox news. >> right. gingrich has solid support as we are looking at polls of all the early states. gingrich has very strong support, sort of across the board. i actually think iowa is quite critical this year if gingrich wins, that's a lot of momentum. i can see him even -- winning in new hampshire and going on and