decreasing by the hour, if not the day. but essentially, james bennett, john huntsman gave romney a day to look like the candidate of inestability by dropping out and endorsing somebody he wasn't too friendly with. and now rick per ji going to give a moment to newt gingrich in an hour here which has to be help will. >> yeah. i mean you're not going to get the same perception of the field consolidating around clear choice. obviously, rick perry doesn't have a huge amount of support in south carolina or it seems anywhere else except possibly texas. i think he's within the margin of error for any support at all in your poll this morning. he's at about 4%. but perception matters hugely right now. and the fact that, as you say, he looks like he's going to break to gingrich gives the speaker a shot in the arm. >> and robert, you know, we heard over the tlast two days newt gingrich trying to drive santorum and perry out of the race by saying any vote for those two is a vote for mitt