going negative. there s not enough space between them. and he s also not new and fresh and he s not exciting for us to cover. and the reason also negative ads work whether we like them or not because they re fact-based. even if they re lies, you take away facts from a negative ad, it s very hard in a positive ad to give real facts most of the time. so the reason negative ads work is not because we like negative ads. a consumer is able to take facts away whether they re true or false much easier than a positive ad. that s why it s always going to be here. what s your impression about what the candidates are campaigning for? i hear them talking to voters in south carolina a little bit. i hear them talking to voters in florida. in fact, mitt romney was in south carolina yesterday. is there a sense that this is just kind of a quick whistle stop on the tour that really south carolina s where the action is? well, you re right in the sense that i don t think anybody believes mitt romney
them. and he s also not new and fresh and he s not exciting for us to cover. and the reason also negative ads work whether we like them or not because they re fact-based. even if they re lies, you take away facts from a negative ad, it s very hard in a positive ad to give real facts most of the time. so the reason negative ads work is not because we like negative ads. a consumer is able to take facts away whether they re true or false much easier than a positive ad. that s why it s always going to be here. what s your impression about what the candidates are campaigning for? i hear them talking to voters in south carolina a little bit. i hear them talking to voters in florida. in fact, mitt romney was in south carolina yesterday. is there a sense that this is just kind of a quick whistle stop on the tour that really south carolina s where the action is? well, you re right in the sense that i don t think anybody believes mitt romney can lose this primary mathematically. but they m
eric: you d still like to see it going to 35, 40%. last word, bernie. it s very scary, this negative ad. it shows that newt gingrich and forces are terrified because negative ads typically don t play very well in iowa and it shows that anybody but romney team is desperate to get anyone else nominated besides mitt romney and ultimately i think in the process will reelect barak obama. eric: we have to leave it there. thank you so much. up next, we ll take you back to iowa where we ll hear from a political insider about who really has the best shot to win in the hawkeye state. we ll be back in a moment toothpaste is the wrong thing to use on a denture,
eric: you d still like to see it going to 35, 40%. last word, bernie. it s very scary, this negative ad. it shows that newt gingrich and forces are terrified because negative ads typically don t play very well in iowa and it shows that anybody but romney team is desperate to get anyone else nominated besides mitt romney and ultimately i think in the process will reelect barak obama. eric: we have to leave it there. thank you so much. up next, we ll take you back to iowa where we ll hear from a political insider about who really has the best shot to win in the hawkeye state. we ll be back in a moment toothpaste is the wrong thing to use on a denture,
endorsement from the state s gop king maker. they fought wars over their borders. now a strange bit by pakistan s turning, once again fwloob a big tourist attraction. i m wolf blitzer, you re in the situation room. the first vote in 2012 presidential campaign is only eight days way. we re talking about the republican caucuses in iowa. and the latest poll there shows what amounts to be a dead heat. ron paul is on the rise. he s the current favorite of likely republican caucus goers. the arg poll shows him with 21%. mitt romney is next at 20%. and newt gingrich who s been slipping a bit lately is at 19%. there s a big drop off to rick perry at 9%. michele bachmann, 8%. jon huntsman at 6%. rick santorum who has been to every iowa county and there are 99 counties. he gets only 4% in this arg poll. with time running out, you would think the candidates would be pounding pavement in iowa but santorum on this date, is the only one on the campaign trail and he is getting a visit w