definitely a race to the finish in iowa this morning. the republican candidates are blitzing the state, racing the clock and we re just ten hours away from iowa s presidential caucuses now, heartland voters will crush some dreams and they ll fuel some others. and the six candidates campaigning in the state are hoping for the most elusive iowa export. political momentum pushing them toward the big white house. now the race too close to call according to the des moines register, but mitt romney in a dead heat with ron paul, and rick santorum still surging and in third place today the candidates are scrambling for last-minute support, too, the gingrich and perry campaign holding events minutes from now. meanwhile, ron paul, rick santorum and michele bachmann appear at a rock the caucus event, that will happen later this hour. newt gingrich has seen his
christine romans will show you why iowa voters may not be asking the same questions as you. let s go ahead and begin with jim in west des moines. you ve been with rick santorum almost 24/7. you do let the guy sleep. what s that been like? reporter: it has been amazing to watch, kyra. who would have thought when all of this got start that had we would be chasing rick santorum around in the final 24 hours before the iowa caucuses that the international press, he had the japanese, the german and the french, the british press all tailing him yesterday and testifies drawing some very big crowds partly because he is sort of the last alternative to mitt romney to emerge in this process because a lot of evangelical voters in the state have finally said, you know what, let s go with rick santorum inside this high school gymnasium later on this morning along with michele bachmann and ron paul to make some final arguments as a rock the caucus forum here in west des moines. so we re go
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no. do o u want promises of higher taxes? no. it s time to have a real change in washington. yes! reporter: rally cry from one of the g.o.p. s brightest lights. you don t do what you are supposed to do on tuesday for mitt romney, i will be back. jersey style, people. i will be back. reporter: the day, president obama said it could be worse. we re out in the cold and the rain and the wind because we care about america. he is out there, he just finished his 90th round of golf. if you can get out here in this cold and this wind and a little bit of rain coming down, then you can sure get out on tuesday night. you can sure find a few people to bring with you. northeasterners dismiss the idea they can t win with heartland voters. we believe in the same thing they believe. in it doesn t matter where you are from. don t forget, put the mike here, not over there. [ laughter ] don t forget, i was born in michigan. raised in michigan. i m a midwestern guy at core. with r
no. do you want promises of higher taxes? no. it s time to have a real change in washington. yes! reporter: rally cry from one of the g.o.p. s brightest lights. you don t do what you are supposed to do on tuesday for mitt romney, i will be back. jersey style, people. i will be back. reporter: the day, president obama said it could be worse. we re out in the cold and the rain and the wind because we care about america. he is out there, he just finished his 90th round of golf. if you can get out here in this cold and this wind and a little bit of rain coming down, then you can sure get out on tuesday night. you can sure find a few people to bring with you. northeasterners dismiss the idea they can t win with heartland voters. we believe in the same thing they believe. in it doesn t matter where you are from. don t forget, put the mike here, not over there. [ laughter ] don t forget, i was born in michigan. raised in michigan. i m a midwestern guy at core. with r