but as romney s wife told me two days ago it s so different this time around. and she s right. unlike four years ago when they caucused for huckabee, the voting bloc is split among four candidates. 25% romney got in 2008 may be enough to win this in 2012. he s got a solid lead in new hampshire and iowa win could propel romney to do what no other gop presidential candidate has, sweep the first two contests. up next, we ll ask our panel, can anyone stop romney.
this time around romney has spent less money and less than three weeks in iowa using the network he set up in 2008 his original goal was to make a good enough showing in iowa to stay viable for the rest of the primary season without wasting time and resources on a state not necessarily attune to his brand of republicanism. but as romney s wife told me two days ago it s so different this time around. and she s right. unlike four years ago when they caucused for huckabee, the social conservative voting bloc is split among four candidates. 25% romney got in 2008 may be enough to win this in 2012. he s got a solid lead in new hampshire and iowa win could propel romney to do what no other gop presidential candidate has sweep the first two contests. up next, we ll ask our panel, can anyone stop romney. it could be very abrasive. if the surface gets abraded, it s just the environment that bacteria likes to nestle into and they can cause the odor.
today, ron paul on the perils and promise of the efforts here and rick santorum on the sudden spotlight over his booming campaign, then the lay of the land from two influential iowan republicans, governor terry branstad and congressman steve king. fresh off the campaign trail the washington post dan balz the wall street journal s neil king give us their perspective. i m candy crowley in des moines. and this is state of the union . it s been a rough couple of weeks for ron paul. his top-tier seeding hs brought new scrutiny to some of his old writings. now big enough threat to draw unanimous dismissals from opponents. he s unelectable. you need to think long and hard about in casting your vote for congressman paul. one of the people running for president thinks it s okay for iran to have a nuclear weapon. i don t. ron paul is not getting the nomination. someone that is so out of sync with the american people that they don t need to be the president of the united
and this is state of the union . it s been a rough couple of weeks for ron paul. his top tier seating hs brought new scrutiny to some of his old writings. now big enough threat to draw unanimous dismissals from opponents. unelectable. you need to think long and hard about in casting your vote for congressman paul. one of the people run for president thinks it s okay for iran to have a nuclear weapon. i don t. ron paul is not getting the nominati nomination. someone that is so out of sync with the american people that they don t need to be the president of the united states. could you vote for him? no. reporter: through it all paul s proven support in iowa has not waivered. he is marching on dropping major cash for ads in new hampshire and south carolina and he s confident enough about iowa to spend this weekend at home in texas. i spoke to the congressman earlier this morning. congressman paul, thank you so much for joining us this morning. new des moines reg
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