this hour, this moment i came to declare my candidacy for president of the united states of america. her main cain there. mitt romney meantime is in south carolina focusing on jobs and the economy, also a hopeful for the presidency. it s his first visit to the state since gearing up his political machine for possible presidential run in 2012. so far the former massachusetts governor s candidacy is undeclared. peter hand by is at the event and joins us on the phone from suburban columbia. it s presumed he s throwing his hat into the ring. otherwise, why would he put so much mileage to get his message across. it s a game we play. mitt romney is not officially a candidate. he came to south carolina obviously because this state is one of the first four states along with iowa, new hampshire and nevada that kicks off the presidental nominating process. it s a state he lost badly in 2008 when he last ran for president. he came down here today with the simple message about jobs a