the race. who is frank finkel? the only guy who survived the battle of little big horn. he survived on the white guys side. he survived because his horse couldn t get him there in time. santorum wasn t in the fire. hee was too far back. nobody was shooting at him. now he s surging. i think he s going to win. mary matalin suggests that his surge has stopped. which would say i m wrong. she knows her party better than i do. in ann seltzer s a poll taken over four days. no reason for me to believe he has crested. mary is more knowledgeable about her party, but i trust that trend. what do you think, how surprised are you by santorum s surge? does it have any life regardless of how he does, assuming he s in the top three here, does he have a campaign beyond iowa? no, i don t think that he
change. some of these boxes may soon be empty. politico s roger simon said the best, iowa caucuses don t pick winners, they pick losers. they could continue on from here even if they don t place well. a loser here could take new hampshire, someone could win south carolina or another win florida. it s been that kind of campaign. the polls here reflect it. take a look. the des moines register. mitt romney and ron paul in a statistical tie. rick santorum close behind. michele bachmann in single digits tonight. this one showing romney out in front. paul, santorum and gingrich essentially tied for second place. it won t be dull and every move matters. at this stage in the race there s no room for error. a wide open race. people have been watching the debates, and they re looking for the perfect candidate. mitt romney leading in the national polls all but ignoring iowa, though, until the last few weeks. his late focus might be paying off. keeping expectations low but a win a re
where a few of them that you see here and a few you don t may soon become the front-runner. after tomorrow night that could change. some of these boxes may soon be empty. politico s roger simon said the best, iowa caucuses don t pick winners, they pick losers. they could continue on from here even if they don t place well. a loser here could take new hampshire, someone could win south carolina or another win florida. it s been that kind of campaign. the polls here reflect it. take a look. the des moines register. mitt romney and ron paul in a statistical tie. rick santorum close behind. michele bachmann in single digits tonight. this one showing romney out in front. paul, santorum and gingrich essentially tied for second place. it won t be dull and every move matters. at this stage in the race there s no room for error. a wide open race. people have been watching the debates, and they re looking for the perfect candidate. mitt romney leading in the national polls all but