40. which sa pretty big deal to be that specific to this crime. about what percentage were accurate and leading you to the suspects? i don t really know that. but i know there was at least over 10 that were confirmed or go back to those same suspects. what do you think was the tip that led you to them? i really can t discuss that issue. i apologize. that s going to be part of our investigation. i don t want to take a chance on divulging the possible identity of those persons. what s your reaction to this type of crime happening here? it sickens me, it angers me. this is not what tulsa, oklahoma, is about. our hate groups are very spotty. we have them over the decades occasionally. they re not something we have to even we don t have them here to monitor them on a regular basis. and we feel fortunate about that. i think i ve got the same feelings as any tulsan has, we were very distressed. again, it sickens you and angers you. chief, it seems yesterday you were
to a guy who got bounced out of office like that? answer number one, it was a tough year. it was it was the worst election for republicans in, you know, probably maybe in the history of the republican party in pennsylvania. reporter: answer number two, to explain that drubing in the senate election principle. he got advice to moderate his positions in order to suit the voters moods, but he refused. i lost but i stood for what i believed in. my thought is there s one thing worse than lose ing. that s fak sising your principles. i wouldn t do it. i didn t do it. reporter: democrats poke fun, of course, pointing out this mum rouse ad that makes santorum look like quite the compromiser. barbara boxer and i wrote a law protecting open space. i m even working with hillary clinton to limit inappropriate material in children s vid owe games. because it makes more sense to wrestle with america s problems than with each other. reporter: he s also gotten slammed for earmarking wh
senator rick santorum. let s go to cnn s joe johns right now. he s joining us from des moines. i think rick santorum believed in himself. not a whole lot of others, joe, did. but it s been quite amazing over these past few days how well he s done. reporter: that s true, wolf. you know, more than half of the republicans who participated in this process the last time around viewed themselves as evangelical christians. born again christians. so it might be a little risque to compare this process to a seduction, but rick santorum has gone a long way. he says the other candidates in the race are speed dating, and he says what he s been doing is a courtship. i have done literally 358 or 359 town hall meetings in the state of iowa. we ve been to all 99 counties, and we weren t speed dating. reporter: rick santorum s polling numbers, his surge in the race for iowa, is starting to look like love. though the question is, what took so long for a staunch conservative who s been cou
office like that? answer number one, it was a tough year. it was it was the worst election for republicans in, you know, probably maybe in the history of the republican party in pennsylvania. reporter: answer number two, to explain that drubing in the senate election principle. he got advice to moderate his positions in order to suit the voters moods, but he refused. i lost but i stood for what i believed in. my thought is there s one thing worse than lose ing. that s fak sising your principles. i wouldn t do it. i didn t do it. reporter: democrats poke fun, of course, pointing out this mum rouse ad that makes santorum look like quite the compromiser. barbara boxer and i wrote a law protecting open space. i m even working with hillary clinton to limit inappropriate material in children s vid owe games. because it makes more sense to wrestle with america s problems than with each other. reporter: he s also gotten slammed for earmarking while in congress. he argues there