i ve got two guns in my hand. is it okay to shoot him if he comes in this door? her extraordinary story of survival, right here, this morning. my, my, my. what a way to kick the 2012 election into high gear. the first contest. could you imagine it would be this close? the cover of the des moines register says it all. those eight votes was all that separated mitt romney and rick santorum. the closest race in iowa. and the largest turnout in iowa history. only eight votes separate them. this was a scramble, robin. they had to wake up one county chairman to get the final precinct. what do you mean? she had gone home. romney and santorum, followed by ron paul, newt gingrich, rick perry and michele bachmann. the next big contest, the next debate saturday night in new hampshire. newt gingrich is already there. romney and santorum headed there later today. rick perry is going home to texas for now. hasn t made a full commitment. says he s going to think things over.