take a look at those numbers on your leaderboard. it s just absolutely miraculous. the closest iowa caucus vote in history. the top four, mitt romney, santorum, ron paul and newt gingrich. and it didn t become official until about 2:30 eastern time this morning if you were watching. so we have romney congratulating santorum. and he says that he and santorum are actually both winners. and both candidates are looking forward now to new hampshire, they say. but what s great about this is the story that comes out of such an incredibly close finish because you know what? it s about momentum. and it s about money. and it s about headlines. and those headlines tonight are bizarro. christine romans, you ve been breaking down these headlines. we ve been on the edge of our seats because we wasn t sure what the big story was going to be, and the big story is the story itself. the squeaker. the santorum surge that continued and also what voters were thinking. we have a better idea
we re going to win this thing with all of our passion and strength. everything we say will have romney s quotes, romney s videotape, romney s record. it ll all be based explicitly on romney. he set the terms of the campaign so starting wednesday morning we ll lay out, here s his record. here s my record. you choose. we ll do that all day every day until i win the nomination. okay. some people are going to say it s negative. well, the facts are negative, that tells you about his career. somehow weird, somehow odd, and should be subject to ridicule. when people say, rick, you re so extreme, you want to value all human life. you want to recognize and value the life in the womb at the moment of conception. why? because it s a human life. that s somehow extreme. okay. it is starting. the iowa caucuses, one of iowa s proudest traditions start tonight at 7:00 central time. good morning, everyone. welcome to morning joe. it s january 3rd. this is big, mika. yeah. it s
we re going to win this thing with all of our passion and strength. everything we say will have romney s quotes, romney s videotape, romney s record. it ll all be based explicitly on romney. he set the terms of the campaign so starting wednesday morning we ll lay out, here s his record. here s my record. you choose. we ll do that all day every day until i win the nomination. okay. some people are going to say it s negative. well, the facts are negative, that tells you about his career. somehow weird, somehow odd, and should be subject to ridicule. when people say, rick, you re so extreme, you want to value all human life. you want to recognize and value the life in the womb at the moment of conception. why? because it s a human life. that s somehow extreme. okay. it is starting. the iowa caucuses, one of iowa s proudest traditions start tonight at 7:00 central time. good morning, everyone. welcome to morning joe. it s january 3rd. this is big, mika. yeah. it s