geepg good evening. i m ali velshi sitting in for erin burnett. republican presidential candidates have just over a week left to prove to iowans that they re the first to win the nation s contest held on january 3rd. polls show the race there is still very much up for grabs, but there was only one candidate out today with an official campaign event and it wasn t one of those top three. it was rick santorum and he went hunting with an important guest. dana bash joins us now with more. who is this special guest that got rick santorum out on a campaign event today? he s congressman steve king, a very prominent republican from the state of iowa whose endorsement is coveted big time. he didn t endorse santorum today and i spoke with him by phone as he was driving in the car, ali, to this hunting event with rick santorum. he told me he d planned to endorse months ago. he wanted to back one of these candidates to try to have a big impact in the iowa caucuses and he still to this d
good evening. i m ali velshi sitting in for erin burnett. the iowa caucus is just eight days away. republican presidential candidates have just over a week left to prove to iowans that they re the first to win the nation s contest held on january 3rd. polls show the race there is still very much up for grabs, but there was only one candidate out today with an official campaign event and it wasn t one of those top three. it was rick santorum and he went hunting with an important guest. our senior congressional correspondent dana bash joins us now with more. who is this special guest that got rick santorum out on a campaign event today? he s congressman steve king, a very prominent republican from the state of iowa whose endorsement is coveted big time. he didn t endorse santorum today and i spoke with him by phone as he was driving in the car, ali, to this hunting event with rick santorum. he told me he d planned to endorse months ago. he wanted to back one of these candidat
good evening. i m ali velshi sitting in for erin burnett. the iowa caucus is just eight days away. republican presidential candidates have just over a week left to prove to iowans that they re the first to win the nation s contest held on january 3rd. polls show the race there is still very much up for grabs, but there was only one candidate out today with an official campaign event and it wasn t one of those top three. it was rick santorum and he went hunting with an important guest. our senior congressional correspondent dana bash joins us now with more. who is this special guest that got rick santorum out on a campaign event today? he s congressman steve king, a very prominent republican from the state of iowa whose endorsement is coveted big time. he didn t endorse santorum today and i spoke with him by phone as he was driving in the car, ali, to this hunting event with rick santorum. he told me he d planned to endorse months ago. he wanted to back one of these candidat