he is the former chairman of the south carolina democratic party. harpootlian says he made the decision after talking with wednesday, sanders on the phone last week. he said sanders' passion reminded him of president obama's passion back in 2007. patrick: let's head back to the poll we told you about. on the republican side, marco rubio seen a big rise in the polls since the iowa caucuses. he is up seven points, taking hold of second place. donald trump remains in the lead. ted cruz, governor john kasich, and jeb bush up also seen rises. the republican candidates meet for their final debate before the new hampshire primary saturday night. and marco rubio, dr. ben carson, former governor jeb bush, and governors chris christie and john kasich will all be there. carly fiorina and former governor jim gilmore did not meet the criteria for this debate. you can watch the debate at 7:30 p.m. with congressman trey gowdy who will be at the nosehat