davis and crowley. where is colmes? colmes in jail? >> on vacation. >> bill: he is on vacation. >> that's his story anyway. >> bill: colmes vacationing with the occupiers. i think he is in some kind of dingy park somewhere. >> got a sleeping bag. >> bill: doing god knows what. dennis miller will analyze new hampshire. jesse watters talking to the folks once again about american presidents. up ahead. >> bill: factor follow up segment tonight tonight. 150 evangelical leaders will meet at a christian ranch on friday to strategize against mitt romney. tea party convention in myrtle beach, south carolina where newt gingrich and rick santorum will both speak but not governor romney. gary bauer president of a conservative organization called american values. let me ask you first up mr. bauer if mitt romney does get the republic nomination, will you vote for him? >> oh my goodness, i will enthusiastically work for him. the only kind of meetings most of us are interested in going to are stop barack obama meetings not stop mitt romney meetings.

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let's go to you, candy crowley. i guess if you knowing the news now, listening to that interview last night, sort of sounds like he was gearing up for what he was going to say today at 11:00 a.m. eastern without saying it directly. >> reporter: yeah. these are the things you look back on and say, oh, darn, it was all right there. i have to tell you, i talked to him on sunday and said, hey, no matter how you do, come rain or shine in south carolina, are you going on to florida? he said, that's our intention. so, you know, the fact of the matter is until they come out and say i'm out, they're always in. you can't ever show any sign of i'm about to get out. i think that was one of rick perry's problems. remember after iowa he did poorly and he came out and said, i'm going to go home and think about, you know, this, about what my future is. then the next day he came out and said, i'm going to south carolina. it just was a chink and he had to put out a web ad saying i'm not a quitter. i'm in this. because people just sor

it's difficult but he's got to be in there. >> candy crowley, thanks for your help. less than two hours away from our big debate here at the university of north florida. big debate, last debate before the florida republican primary. it will be hosted by cnn and national hispanic network. it will be moderated by our own wolf blitzer live on the campus of north florida campus right here at 8:00 p.m. eastern on cnn. rick santorum is trashes newt gingrich's idea of building a big u.s. space station on the moon base by 2020. the former speaker detail add number of am ambitious goals. while santorum's description today, not so kind. >> the idea that anybody is going out and talking about brand-new, very expensive schemes to spend more money at a time when we do not have our fiscal house in order in my opinion is playing crass politics and not being realistic with the people of this country as to the nature and depth of the problem. >> now, the former florida republican governor jeb bush publicly neutral in this presidential race. we spoke a bit earlier about the close race

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candy crowley, appreciate it. wolf and john king, looking at exit polling numbers as you have been all night long. >> the numbers are fascinating. we get a real picture of what was going on in south carolina, but that doesn't mean the same thing is going to happen in florida. >> doesn't necessarily, though we've seen the impacted momentum. when you look at the scope of the gingrich victory, let's thing about lessons going forward. 2/3 of the vote, evangelical voters, gingrich easily thumping romney here. gingrich carries very conservative voters. romney did carry the moderates. somewhat conservative gingrich. this is an area where romney would have to improve. if you can win moderates and somewhat conservative voters in florida, you have a better chance. and over here, independents could vote in south carolina. in florida, it's only republicans. by income, voters under $30,000, gingrich. $30,000 to $50,000, gingrich, $50,000 to 100,000, gingrich. only $200,000 or more voted for romney. the bane capital attacks and

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i'm candy crowley. and this is "state of the union." there are more delegates at stake in florida than any of the previous contests. so major momentum will come out of this winner-take-all state. naturally ron paul, a road less traveled kind of guy, spent the week in maine. >> what am i doing in maine? why am i not in florida? >> truth is, ron paul doesn't need to be in florida to have a presence. >> the debt is certainly an importance issue. you can hear it from the ron paul -- >> that's the intrigue of the paul campaign. maximum commitment by voters in the face of minimal chances. his support now is too small to be a threat to romney or gingrich in the short run, but large enough to be a factor in the long run. and if ron paul shouldn't win, what's the price for his support? the texas congressman joins me now from his home state. thank you, congressman. i just want to take a look at your -- >> thank you. >> -- strategy at this point which is to go to these caucus states where we know your passionate supporters will show up and spend t

candy crowley, appreciate it. wolf and john king, looking at exit polling numbers as you have been all night long. >> the numbers are fascinating. we get a real picture of what was going on in south carolina, but that doesn't mean the same thing is going to happen in florida. >> doesn't necessarily, though we've seen the impacted momentum. south carolina is a more conservative state than florida, but when kru lock at the scope of the gingrich victory, let's think about some lessons going forward. among those born again or evangelical christians, this is 2/3 of the vote, evangelical voters, gingrich easily thumping romney here. it's a big piece of the electorate. a smaller slice in florida. look at this in idealology. gingrich carries very conservative voters. some with liberal voters. romney did carry the moderates. there are more moderates in florida than south carolina. somewhat conservative gingrich. this is an area where romney would have to improve. if you can win moderates and somewhat conservative voters in

"state of the union" with candy crowley starts right now. crowley starts right now. . -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> good morning from the campus of the university of south carolina. a state which gave gingrich a huge boost, romney a southern smackdown, and santorum and paul reason enough to stay in. off to florida. >>> today, on the road again with presidential candidates newt gingrich and rick santorum. then, 2012 and the influence of the tea party with one of its kingmakers. south carolina's senator jim demint. >>> the view through a different prism with a number three democrat in the house. congressman james clyburn. i'm candy crowley, and this is "state of the union." >>> it's got a name. newtmentum. two strong debate performances this week resurrected the political fortunes of former house speaker newt gingrich. he leaves south carolina with his first win of the primary season. numbers two and three took markedly different approaches to gingrich's win. >> he's been up and he's been down and you never stop fighting to newt gi

candy crowley is standing by there. there r there indications they're gearing up for a massive celebration, balloons and things as you see at the ron paul headquarters, candy? >> reporter: i think they'll have a celebration whether he comes in first, second or third. i think it's hard to argue a third place is a win, but nonetheless, they feel pretty good. yes, they're hoping for a celebration. it's a good friething i'm close friends with donna brazell and republican strategist monica matlin. it's my experience that candidates about whom there's kind of a muscular question, a barack obama, can go negative and people go ya, ya. people like newt gingrich, there's no question that they can have a sharp tongue. when they go negative, there's a risk. >> of course. with so many voters undecided, he needs to be positive, optimistic, go in there and be convinced and persuade the undecided voters to come over to his side. that face of bitterness and anger won't help on a night like tonight when tonight where they looking for som

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candy crowley is standing by at romney headquarters. what are you learning? >> what we are learning is that there are folks inside the romney campaign who have been told that in fact won by 14 votes. i'm trying to pin down who they were told that by. i don't know if you were here but we were inundated with the lots of young staffers who had also heard that. so the number they heard was 14 votes. those higher up in the romney campaign have also heard it and they say that we should expect to hear from the state fairly soon. although it is 2:00. so i don't think anything is fairly soon. but you know what i mean. >> if the two ladies we were speaking to in clinton county, if their math is correct, that would make sense. numbers they say they gave to des moines to the republican leadership, it would have given romney a very, very narrow win in the state. but we will wait for the official numbers. >> they say here 14 votes. >> what you are saying is romney aides -- they say they have been notified that romney has won, is that what they are saying? >> they have been

crowley begins right now. >>> florida, the tie-breaker. could give romney a second wind or establish gingrich as more than a one-state wonder or cause santorum and paul to recalculate. today, life after the sunshine state. >> there's a lot of enthusiasm for the cause of liberty, isn't there? >> politics with presidential candidate ron paul. a primary preview with florida governor rick scott. plus, working with the president. or not. with senate republican leader mitch mcconnell. and then wooing the latino vote with los angeles major antonio villaraigosa and former commerce secretary carlos gutierrez. i'm candy crowley. and this is "state of the union." there are more delegates at stake in florida than any of the previous contests. so major momentum will come out of this winner-take-all state. naturally ron paul, a road less traveled kind of guy, spent the week in maine. >> what am i doing in maine? why am i not in florida? to get delegates. that's what we're doing here. >> truth is, ron paul doesn't need to be in florida to have a presence

. >> that's candy crowley talking to him. so let's speak right now with jon huntsman, joining us live from manchester, new hampshire. thanks for joining us. >> hey, soledad. >> have you regretted the decision you have made to skip this state and go straight to new hampshire? >> no regrets, soledad. you have to lay out your assets and your resources and states where you think you can do best. and the rap on me is that huntsman guy can go on and win the general election. can he do well in some of the early primary states? this is a state that likes to reward underdogs. this is a level playing field where you have republicans, independents, and maybe a few democrats turn out in the primary. and it is a primary. and i think if you work it hard and if you have a message as i do, and if you are willing to do 140, 150 public event and town hall meetings as i have done in this state, i think you're rewarded for that. we'll let the people turn out and vote in about a week and see what it all means. but i feel pretty good about having

he made a prediction yesterday with our candy crowley on "state of the union." >> it sure looks like governor romney is going to win. >> all right. he was straight to the point there. guys, predictions for tomorrow's primary? lz? >> well, he really wasn't stepping out on a limb. >> no, he wasn't. that's what i'm saying. >> i think at this point, you know, i spent most of last week in florida. and i can't even remember seeing an ad put out there by newt gingrich's people. so i think it's a pretty safe bet that he's going to win, and he was smart in want endorsing him himself seeing how his approval ratings as governor is one of the worst in the country. that might have been a kiss of death. but pointing out the obvious, pretty safe move for him. 4 >> i'm not going to give governor scott a lot of credit. a poll with a 10-point lead for mitt romney. i will make a similar prediction for you. yes, mitt romney will win florida. how about that? >> plain and simple. smart alec. all right, guys. we'll do this again. i promise. >>> meanwhile, we're all going to be looking to florida, definitel

even i can't change them, crowley, candy crowley. the fact is, it's a good win. a large turnout among independents, a lot voted for mitt romney. i think governor romney is going to south carolina strong from there and the message to independents mean he'd go into the general election quite strong against obama. >> the wrap here is when you talk about mitt romney, he doesn't engender the passion others have in this race. what does he need to do? >> i don't think he needs to do anything. i don't think excite is the right word. ignite is the right word. this is a man who will unite the party after he wins the nomination. >> and your predictions for number two, who on the romney campaign would they most like to go in with number two here? >> i want candy to hold on a second. we have jim acosta with governor huntsman with us live. jim. >> reporter: that's right. i'm joined by governor jon huntsman. i want to ask you about expectations. a lot of talk about expectation, what happens next after what happens here tonight. let me ask you, is second place basically your thr

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candy crowley, cnn, washington. >>> looking at a live picture of miami. cnn, of course, is your source for complete coverage of tuesday's florida republican primary. our special coverage live coverage begins at 6:00 p.m. eastern. and coming up in less than a half hour, my no talking points segment. tonight, a challenge to tell the truth. you won't want to miss it. >>> in other news, a massive poll open along a one-mile stretch of florida interstate kills ten people. drivers on a stretch of i-75 were blinded from smoke from a brush fire in the predawn darkness on sunday. some stopped when they drove into the smoke and in an instant cars and trucks started smashing right into each other. it happened near gainesville. he told me how he watched a driver who stopped next to him die. >> and i tell you, no later than five seconds later we heard a crash on the back. guarantee you in no less than three seconds after we heard that, the driver was under the semitruck. >> wow. >> and that experience alone just really blew me and my friend's mind because we were just

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"state of the union" with candy crowley begins right now. >> south carolina is next. the firewall of the primary season, likely the last best chance for someone to slow mitt romney. today, rick perry on his outsider approach, sizing up the competition with obama campaign strategist david axelrod. >> we're going to have a big debate about our visions for the future. >> romney supporter senator john mccain on the perils and promise of south carolina. >>> plus, south carolina's powerful evangelical voting bloc. who will win the lion's share? with rev right hand brad adkins and bob jones iii. >> everything is up for grabs in my estimation. >> i'm candy crowley. and this is "state of the union." >>> over 100 leaders in the social conservative community met in texas for two days and emerged with a single name, rick santorum for president. it is a blow to texas governor rick perry, a born-again christian whose political grounding is fiscal and social conservatism. tony perkins, head of the family research council and a major player at the meeting, says perry checks all the b

i am candy crowley, joined by my colleague, jim acosta. he's in marshall town with candidate newt gingrich and also with joe johns, who is in atlantic iowa with mitt romney. but i first want to bring in my colleague, paul steinhauserl ho. paul you're in des moines with me. probably no more prestigious poll at this point in the election than that from -- we are mirrorer what we saw in earlier polls, mitt romney on top here in iowa followed by ron paul and followed by rick santorum but there's more to this poll than that. >> reporter: sure is, candy. when you break it down, this poll was conducted tuesday through friday. you showed the overall numbers from all four days. the last two days, thursday and friday, take a look. there's a change there. mitt romney hasn't changed. former massachusetts governor still right at the top at 24%. look at that, there's rick santorum, 21%. now in second place. if you look at the last two days. and ron paul at 18%. so this poll indicating that santorum really appears to be surging, especially in the final d