city, i took it to ron paul on this issue of a nuclear iran. when that happened, it s almost like the eyes of iowans just opened wide and electric light switch turned on. the next morning we started our 99-county tour in iowa. the number one item that iowans talked to me about is the fact that we loved it how you took it to ron paul. we had no idea that ron paul was this dangerous or held these views. is he more dangerous on iran than barack obama in your view in my view he is, absolutely. i think he s to the left of barack obama. not on only on that issue, i think ron paul is to the left of barack obama on legalizing cocaine and heroin in this country. that s not mainstream for most american. he ll do nothing to protect life from conception till natural death. people have different views on the pro-life issue but a lot of people who are republican primary voters feel very strongly, they to want see the federal government protect human life. ron paul won t. what do you think ab
electric light switch flip on and we saw people all across iowa come toward our campaign. we literally saw several thousands of people flip and go my way in the last couple of weeks because we did something no other candidate did. we traveled 6,900 miles across iowa. we visited all 99 cowan tis. during the course of that time we saw iowans who said no candidate has been to this part of iowa. we saw people continue to make their decision to support me for the presidency. and we think we did exactly what we need to do for tuesday night. rick santorum has visited all 99 counties as well. he was the first one to do so. he s surging right now. so what went wrong, though, for you? nothing has gone wrong, wolf. what we re looking at is tuesday night and what is going to happen. i was just over in os ka loo is a, iowa, speaking in a church this morning.
night, and we think we made the exact right decision. after the last debate, where i took on ron paul over the issue of whether or not iran should have a nuclear weapon, we saw an electric light switch flip on and we saw people all across iowa come toward our campaign. we literally saw several thousands of people flip and go my way in the last couple of weeks because we did something no other candidate did. we traveled 6,900 miles across iowa. we visited all 99 cowan tis. during the course of that time we saw iowans who said no candidate has been to this part of iowa. we saw people continue to make their decision to support me for the presidency. and we think we did exactly what we need to do for tuesday night. rick santorum has visited all 99 counties as well. he was the first one to do so. he s surging right now. so what went wrong, though, for you? nothing has gone wrong, wolf. what we re looking at is tuesday night and what is going to happen.
michele bachmann is signaling she s stay in the presidential race no matter how she does in iowa. her campaign confirms her travel plans after the caucuses. she ll go to new hampshire which holds its primary next week, but first she ll stop in south carolina which holds its primary on january 21st. joining us now from iowa, congresswoman michele bachmann. congresswoman, thanks very much for coming in. let s get right to what s going on right now. you were so high in iowa when you won the iowa straw poll. these latest polls you re not doing very well. if you could change one thing in your campaign strategy between august and now, what would that be? well, what we re looking at right now, wolf, is on tuesday night, and we think we made the exact right decision. after the last debate, where i took on ron paul over the issue of whether or not iran should have a nuclear weapon, we saw an electric light switch flip on
polling station with the final numbers from iowa to show us who s on top right now and why everything could change on tuesday. and our ali velshi is over at the social media screen keeping tabs on what americans are saying online about the candidates. it s been a very busy new year s day out on the campaign trail in iowa. cnn s jim acosta is covering the last big push for votes. jim, set the scene for us. a very important day today. reporter: that s right, wolf. and newt gingrich is not crying anymore after weeks of taking abuse from mitt romney. the former speaker sent a clear message he is ready to return the favor. making his way through an iowa sports bar, newt gingrich signaled it s getting close to last call before the caucuses. what better time and place to start a brawl with his nemesis, mitt romney. frankly, if you re willing to be dishonest to try to get to be president, why would we think you d be honest once you are president? reporter: abandoning his clinch