results early this wednesday morning, january 4th, 2012. captioning funded by cbs from man chest err, new hampshire, good morning. we are broadcasting from manchester new hampshire because it s the next place in the race for the republican nomination. if ever an example why every vote counts, last night, it was it. the focus to new hampshire. age the exciting results after last night s iowa caucus it may ab state too far. this morning, we are talking about last night s iowa caucus results. they were amazing. mitt romney and rick santorum in a dead heat but the closest race in the history of the iowa caucuses. a record 122,255 iowans voted last night. romney finishing just eight votes ahead of santorum. eight votes. texas congressman ron paul came in third at 21%. the last time the gop race was this close was 1980 when george h.w. bush edged ronald reagan by just eight 00 votes. bill whitaker joins us now. the race was so tight, it wasn t even decided until 2:30
we ll be tapping into things that we haven t heard from candidates before, and some of the quotes and issues that have come up in recent days. john a lot of political knowledge they ll be coming up against. take care of that voice. you re going to need it! thanks john. john jan you don t want to miss that, the candidates facing off in sue city, the chance to face the issues before the caucus, 9:00 p.m. eastern thursday, followed by the best political analysis on television here at america s election headquarters. jenna: looking tpofrd to that. in the meantime we re learning the supreme court is taking all controversial case, one that could really impact the 2012 presidential race. we have a live report next on that. plus, a scam we ve seen at atm machines, moving to your local grocery store. how you can protect yourself from thieves who want to snipe our credit card and pin numbers without you even knowing it.
a presidential campaign. jenna: that s what they say the gop candidates well aware of that. newt gingrich mitt romney and jon huntsman stumping through the granite state. romney showing a strong showing. he did make a comment that is certainly generating a lot of buzz in case you missed it, take a listen. you ve raised that before, rick, and it was true then. and it s true now. i tell you what, ten thousand bucks? $10,000 bet? i m not in the betting business. oh, okay. jenna: kel rewright is live in washington with more on this. reporter: in every key battleground state right now newt gingrich is enjoying a comportable lead in the polls. that isn t causing other republican candidates to pack up their bags and go. but the debate turned out to be a dueling match, if you will, between the two frontrunners, newt gingrich and mitt romney. in one exchange they even spared over how to create jobs. as speaker of the house i worked with president clinton following a very
a presidential campaign. jenna: that s what they say the gop candidates well aware of that. newt gingrich mitt romney and jon huntsman stumping through the granite state. romney showing a strong showing. he did make a comment that is certainly generating a lot of buzz in case you missed it, take a listen. you ve raised that before, rick, and it was true then. and it s true now. i tell you what, ten thousand bucks? $10,000 bet? i m not in the betting business. oh, okay. jenna: kel rewright is live in washington with more on this. reporter: in every key battleground state right now newt gingrich is enjoying a comportable lead in the polls. that isn t causing other republican candidates to pack up their bags and go. but the debate turned out to be a dueling match, if you will, between the two frontrunners, newt gingrich and mitt romney. in one exchange they even spared over how to create jobs. as speaker of the house i worked with president clinton following a very
if there is any doubt about how important that debate storm evening will be, take a look at this brand new cbs news poll just out today. it shows that the race for the g.o.p. nomination has turned into a close three-man context. in this poll of republican primary voters, herman cain is holding on to the lead at 18% but he is down seven points in the two weeks since the allegations of sexual harassment surfaced. and have a look at this. newt gingrich is now tied with mitt romney for second at 15%. gingrich is up five points, romney down six. and rick perry, he is still in single digits. so it will all turn on the 17% who tell us they are undecided. we begin tonight with political correspondent jan crawford. jan? reporter: scott, our polls show just how unsettled this race is with just two months before people start voting. but one thing is clear: it s not over for newt gingrich. counted out of the race just a few months ago, today newt newt has become a contender, moving int