we re live in charleston, south carolina. iowa declares a new winner. rick perry bows out, and 35 hours before the polls open here in south carolina, we have a dead heat. a southern republican presidential debate starts right now. the part of the republican party where tradition lives. the strongest military in the world. and values matter. we want a conservative on the ticket. tonight, the republican candidate on stage in south carolina for their final debate before the south primary. mitt romney, the front runner, going for another win. trying to close a deal with skeptical voters. work to get good jobs back. newt gingrich, armed arrived, trying to harness conservative support as the field gets smaller. i am the only candidate capable of stopping a moderate from winning the nomination. rick santorum, with renewed momentum, after learning that he won iowa after all. we defeated mitt romney in iowa. ron paul, the insurgent, a powerful force in the first
we re live in charleston, south carolina. it s debate night. after a dramatic day in the republican race for president. iowa declares a new winner. rick perry bows out. 35 hours before the polls open here in south carolina, a dead heat. the southern republican presidential debate starts right now. welcome to the south. the heart of the republican party. where tradition lives. the strongest military in the world. and values matter. we want a conservative on the ticket. tonight, the republican candidates on stage in south carolina for their final debate before the first in the south primary. mitt romney, the front-runner, going for another win. trying to close the deal with skeptical voters. i will work to get good jobs back. newt gingrich, on the rise, trying to harvest conservative report as the field gets smaller. i am the only candidate capable of stopping a moderate from winning the nomination. rick santorum, with renewed momentum, after learning he won i
a southern republican presidential debate starts right now. welcome to the south. the part of the republican party where tradition lives. the strongest military in the world. and values matter. we want a conservative on the ticket. tonight, the republican candidate on stage in south carolina for their final debate before the south primary. mitt romney, the front runner, going for another win. trying to close a deal with skeptical voters. work to get good jobs back. newt gingrich, armed arrived, trying to harness conservative support as the field gets smaller. i am the only candidate capable of stopping a moderate from winning the nomination. rick santorum, with renewed momentum, after learning that he won iowa after all. we defeated mick r eed mitt iowa. ron paul, the insurgent, a powerful force in the first contest with an army of young voters. we are dangerous to the status quo. now, south carolina is ready to put its stamp on the 2012 presidential
reporter: i think it s a step in the right direction in terms of reaching a compromise. the big question remains while we have heard that harry reid signed off on the deal, where do republicans the key republican negotiators in this whole deal, where do they stand on the issue? in the house as well as in the senate. well, we re still obviously looking to get guidance on that. we have heard from one top senate republican leadership aide who said at least at least right now they re not there yet saying the agreement is not done and that they re still working on it. so it seems that while harry reid, he s onboard. seems at least for the part of senate republicans, seems there needs to be a little more work to be done before to get them onboard as well. okay. a little more work. do you have any idea about the timing? or we just don t know? it happens when it happens? to be honest, i don t think anyone really knows about the timing. this story has changed from moment t