of second chances. it could also be that way for newt gingrich, who just a month ago, was polling double digits ahead of mitt romney. he did have a strong base of support here and it's going to be interesting to see if he can are reclaim that support after iowa. >> south carolina's going to be very, very important. david, thanks very much. let's talk about all of this with gloria borger and john king. gloria, why is rick perry after saying he's going to reassess, why is he staying in? >> why shouldn't he? he made the point today, there are lots of independent voters who participated in the caucus for ron paul. he's going to south carolina. it's terra firma for him. why not? he's got the money. he feels that he can, he can have some kind of an impact, that gingrich is going to be attacking romney, so if you're