obviously trump is. they must be campaigning and entered in at least ten state primaries and have received donations or contributions of at least $10 million. donald trump says he s going to finance his own campaign so perhaps that s not going to apply to him. we re still a little ways away from really where the secret service starts looking at this. keep in mind, back in 2012 at this point herman cain and rick perry were topping the polls as late as thanksgiving. newt gingrich was topping the polls on the republican side. so we still have some time to go before the secret service gets to doing this. despite that, though, he wants it. donald trump that is. evan perez, thank you so much. thanks. not only did donald trump say hillary clinton won the debate last night, but he added that bernie sanders lost an opportunity to attack her about her e-mail scandal. what is more, when you talk to some of these politicos in the know, they say sanders put pressure on the other candidates no
from a president who didn t deliver. it s the fundamentals, it s the ground game, that s what we do at the republican national committee. we get our first test tonight of intensity in the republican party. chairman, we ll talk to you in months ahead. beale s we ll see if you have to play more elbow. happy new year. happy new year to you, sir? tonight s truth maps out the biggest test for republicans tonight. now that some time has passed, herman cain responds to the allegations that derailed his presidential campaign. yes, i feel burned. those accusations were baseless. welcome to idaho, where they grow america s favorite potatoes. everyone knows idaho potatoes taste great. but did you know they re good for you too? they re high in vitamins and potassium. and idaho potatoes are now certified to carry the heart checkmark from the american heart association for foods low in saturated fat and cholesterol. so they re good for my family, and for yours.
you ll probably agree with this, john, is so different than any election that you ve ever seen in the past that to try to go back and make some comparables between an 08 or 04 or 2000 election with what s going on now is an interesting exercise. this election is far from decided. and today won t decide it, i will suggest to you. south carolina will come near giving us a better clue who s going to be the republican nominee. you know we re going to work hard the rest of date here and expect to have a good showing. i couldn t agree more, one of the big things we ll look for how din is this republican party from the republican party four years ago, how do the evangelicals break, how do the tea parties break. best of luck in the final hours in iowa and see you on the road ahead in south carolina. thank you. godspeed. herman cain also among our special guests this hour, as we count down the minutes until iowans vote. we asked mr. cain if he s ready to make an endorsement and
will make their pitch and we ll have a vote. if mitt romney has a strong showing and wins new hampshire he will be the prohibitive favorite to win the nominee. is that good or bad? i don t think that s necessarily the right conclusion. our and new hampshire will certainly narrow the field. remember, back in 2008, john, mitt romney had trouble in the south. i think that it is still a question as to how well he will do in the south. if you just look at some of the polls by state that have been taken over the past couple months. a herman cain endorsement would help in the south. if he came by iowa and new hampshire as the winner, would you stand by him in south carolina? not exactly, john. here is why. you see, my mission is to help get the republican nominee elected president. in order to do that, i don t want to fragment my supporters. they ve already made up their mind, many of them, who they want to support. if i were to endorse, it could
is that it should help to narrow down the field. i think that that is a good thing, because when you narrow down the field, you then give the later primaries an opportunity to take a look at the candidates a lot closer because hopefully you ll be dealing with a much smaller number. now, the downside is, because new hampshire is only a week after iowa, some of the candidates that might be marginal at this point, they might just try to hang on. i don t know. we ll keep in touch in the weeks and months ahead as herman cain plots his next move. appreciate your time as we prepare to watch iowa caucuses get off and count the folks. thanks, john. thank you. kate bolduan back with us to help close the hour as we do every night with a moment you might have missed. tonight is a can t miss exclusive, a prediction from iowa s back republican. back when we interviewed governor terry bran stead, we re asking him to secretly share his prediction for tonight s big winner.