said jon huntsman. >> he is no longer the story in new hampshire. good time last night. no one has won iowa and new hampshire not reagan, not bush, not mccain. the romney will take eight-point victory and sell it. >> three tickets coming out of iowa to get to new hampshire, how many tickets are there out of new hampshire to get to south carolina? >> i think three. i think you see rick santorum, ron paul and mitt romney, if they finish in the top three, i think those are your three candidates going to south carolina and maybe beyond. >> how significant is is it that the former nominee, john mccain, is expected to endorse mitt romney here in new hampshire today? he won new hampshire four years ago. >> yeah. there was no love lost between those two back in 2008. so it's significant, but mitt romney's campaign is -- it's not about momentum, it's about maintaining what he has had all year but it does take some shine off of jon huntsman who has been trying to run this maverick john mccain-like campaign here. >> it does seem like, you know, gingrich and pe

romney who vacations in new hampshire enjoys a double dgit lead in the recent polls. h governor bypassed iowa and to the new arrivals to their iowa results, he offered this greeting. >> it would be a welcome to new hampshire nobody cares. >> reporter: two of the major contenders won't be going to new hampshire. minnesota congresswoman michele bachmann, who finished seventh in iowa, is heading straight to campaign in south carolina. and texas governor rick perry who came in sixth. >> i've decided to return to texas, assess the results of tonight's caucus, determine whether there is a path forward for myself in this race. >> reporter: now romney is heavily favored here. as that gingrich newspaper ad indicates, expect a bitter battle here in new hampshire. >> of course bill another shake-up coming which is that john mccain who won the republican nomination in 2008 this was his turn around state. new hampshire is expected to endorse mitt romney today, right? >> reporter: politics make strange bedfellows. four years ago, they were bitter rivals, and today they embrace. >> n

so what have new hampshire republicans done with their big new majorities?ve taken a state with a national reputation for being sort of sane and within the mainstream among the republican party and they have decided to let their freak flag fly. they have tried stuff that republicans are trying all over the country this year, stuff like stripping union rights and blocking people from voting unless they showed documentation that they've never had to show before and that not everybody has, but they have also gone for the exotic stuff. back in october one of the new republican state representatives chose to use his new seat in the house for representatives there to call on the legislature to form a commission to bring charges of treason against president obama. just a few weeks later nine new hampshire republican legislators, not conservative activists but actual elected republicans, joined with birther queen orly taitz trying to get barack obama's name taken off the ballot this coming november. since of course he is secretly foreign and therefore secretly not r

ansells college in beautiful manchester, new hampshire. at to expect tuesday with fox news sunday anchor chris wallace. i'd like to think that, roux with respect to the two of you, i have the best seat in the house with karl rove and joe tripe and this tuesday we'll do it all over again and let's hope, gentlemen we're not there until three in the morning again. karl, let me start with you, you both have run campaigns in new hampshire over the years and we've seen big swings coming out of iowa and this time not so much. romney held on to a strong lead, and paul has been a strong second and the rest have been fighting for third. karl, why do you think, at least so far, there's been so little movement in the last few days here in new hampshire? >> well, if you have a big swing, at least on the republican side coming out of iowa, it's because somebody has dug in in new hampshire like john mccain did in 1999 and new hampshire operates independently of iowa so it's not really affected a lot by iowa, it's affected some, but if you have a big shift

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new hampshire. he owned new hampshire. secondly, being conservative in iowa is something very different than being conservative in the live free or die state. so what you see is that the folks in new hampshire where conservativism really lends itself to individual freedom, live free or die, economic issues especially and that's what people voted on here. they voted for romney. in iowa, conservatives voted for santorum because he's a religious conservative and a social conservative. >> douglas? >> yeah, i agree with margaret. the new hampshire conservative is a much more moderate variety than iowa. moreover, 44% of the overall vote in new hampshire were independents. so this electorate is a different electorate than the one we saw in iowa. more moderate overall. even if they had a different self-characterization and a much healthier percentage of independents who could vote in either primary and there was only one primary to vote in yesterday. >> and ron paul got a sizable amount of the vote yesterday because a lot of peopl

coming to you from manchester, new hampshire. in search of the new hampshire surprise, could the state that made bill clinton the come back kid, that rode in henry cabot lodge one time. pat buchanan, a national reputation. each of the candidates now vying for second place in the granite state is hoping to cut into mitt romney's double-digit lead. romney has 41% of voters, ron paul's support is eroding and huntsman moved into third place. with time running out for romney's rivals to stop him from turning from front runner to de facto nominee, they piled on him in the msnbc face book debate. >> if his record was so good why didn't you run for reelect none if it was that great, why did you bail out? we want someone who's going to stand up and fight for the conservative principles and not bail out and not run to the left of ted kennedy. >> i didn't go there to begin a political career. >> run again? that would be about me. i was trying to help get the state in as best shape as i possibly could. you've got a surprised look on your fac

romney who vacations in new hampshire enjoys a double digit plead in the recent polls. here, he meets a new challenger, jon huntsman. the former utah governor by-by-passed iowa and to the new arrivals to their iowa results, he offered this greeting. >> it would be a welcome to new hampshire nobody cares. >> reporter: two of the major contenders won't be going to new hampshire. minnesota congresswoman michele bachmann who finished seventh in iowa is heading straight to campaign in south carolina. and texas governor rick perry who came in sixth. >> i've decided to return to texas, assess the results of tonight's caucus, determine whether there is a path forward for myself in this race. >> reporter: now today, mitt romney gets another boost. arizona senator john mccain, the gop presidential candidate in 2008, comes here to new hampshire to give his endorsement to mitt romney. >> and that is big, because mccain has said he might not endorse anybody this time around. >> yes. it was a very close night. >> bit whitaker, thank you very much. >> joining us is former massachusetts

new hampshire has spoken. and tonight, the republican race for president boils down to one question. can anyone stop mitt romney? romney won new hampshire commandingly. taking 38% of the vote. and the former massachusetts governor demonstrated resilience and staying power, after a week of fierce attacks from his opponents, aimed partly at his record at bain capital, the massachusetts investment firm he ran for 15 years. what does new hampshire mean? here's anchors diane sawyer and george stephanopoulos. >> that's right, terry. what a win it was tonight for governor mitt romney. we should point out who came in second and third in this race, as they poured it on in new hampshire, the candidates all did. and behind mitt romney was congressman ron paul. and behind him, jon huntsman, governor jon huntsman, former ambassador to china, as well, who, in the last few days, seemed to be surging, gaining some steam. but apparently didn't have enough to take him into second place. >> there were some polls showing that he

>> this is new hampshire. i was actually at that event and it was a great opportunity because mitt romney answered those questions on the economy so well. and he was able to answer those hard new hampshire questions and that's what we're known for here, vetting candidates. it allowed him to show his strength. >> let's show you a little bit of that, because the people who were there i know you were there -- on the platform but people said it was not as big a crowd and not organized and didn't show the skill of the vaunted romney machine on the big launch the day after a victory in iowa. let's watch. >> would you refine your earlier statement from corporations are people to corporations are abusive people? >> let's get the facts. there are two places they can go -- hold on. it's my turn. you've had your turn, now it's my turn. >> why do you want to hold people who can't afford health insurance in massachusetts but now okay with increasing costs for everyone else? >> i'm chinese and american and love this country

on to new hampshire! >> and this campaign's never been about me. it's about a movement of american who is are -- who see our country that's really not on the track that most of us want it to be on. >> i love the fact that this is the land of opportunity. let us restore the greatness of america and keep this land the hope of the earth. thank you so much for all of your help! on to new hampshire! >> i think in terms of beating obama, having a clearly defined, conservative is vastly more likely to win than having somebody who is confused. >> there is no place that does it better than new hampshire, with respect to the primaries. >> this is now essentially called the landslide lounge here. >> people of new hampshire don't want a coronation, you know what i mean? i they want people to earn the vote, as opposed to sitting down in south carolina, so certain of a victory. >> it is on to new hampshire. that's the battle cry. the g.o.p. candidates leave iowa in the rear-view mirror and the setstage is set for the f

. >>> welcome to "world news" from manchester, new hampshire. jobs jolt. 200,000 new jobs and we find optimism on elm street in new hampshire tonight. >>> showdown. mitt romney pulls way ahead of the pack as his rivals prepare to take their last best shot to stop him. >>> america to the rescue. u.s. sailors save a ship full of iranians from pirates. an iranian so grateful, he dons a u.s. navy cap. >>> hospital secrets. a new report about the biggest hospital mistakes and how you can avoid them. >>> and made in new hampshire. we show up in the kitchen of some viewers who wrote us delicious ideas to power up made in america. >>> good evening. we are here in new hampshire, where the pace of the presidential race is accelerating tonight. and in just 24 hours, the republican contenders will face off right there on that stage for the abc news debate. addressing big news today about jobs in america. 200,000 jobs added in the past month. more than predicted. and the unemployment number down from 8.7% to 8.5%. and the growth is driven by a surprising surg

gwen: and path out of new hampshire for him? >> there's a following for ron paul within the republican coalition at large. i think there's going to be a piece of that in many, many states. >> the problem, gwen, it's not an expandable coalition. he has no shot at winning the republican nomination. the cerealing that dan talked about is the ceiling that exists pretty much everywhere for him. gwen: what about jon huntsman? he spent all of his time and put all of his attention new hampshire and still isn't in any double digit in polls i have seen recently? >> he wants tobt rick santorum of new hampshire. and he refers to himself that way. i did the state work here in new hampshire, just as rick santorum did it in iowa. santorum, by the way, did a lot of work in new hampshire and south carolina. wlopt it pays off in the end, we don't know. he's done all of the work but romney is much more tore mid-able here than he was in eye a. and we're also seeing one other thing on romney, his numbers are starting to go up in south carolina, whic

we have team fox coverage here in new hampshire. molly line our new england correspondent live at ron paul's primary headquarters. steve brown with the santorum campaign. first, let's get to campaign carl cameron live at romney headquarters in manchester. is mitt romney running away with this thing or what do we know? >> it looks from the antidotal information heading into today's primary and exit polls that mitt romney is going to have a big night. all the polls suggested he was leaning for 15 to 20 point victory. if he holds that that will be the bounce and victory he will be hoping for. he visited a couple of polling places today. he was absolutely mobbed by both the media and supporters. it was the equivalent of a media mosh pit in ward one in manchester. huge crowd. romney who has been cautious to not boast was once again quietly very confident. listen. >> we have worked very hard. we started off this campaign, organized the real effective effort. i think we show that we're going to be on the ballots around the country. and i th

two weeks to go before the all important new hampshire primary. ding in the new wmur university of new hampshire poll. there he has 44%. ron paul is in second with 20. santorum and gingrich each have 8. meanwhile, romney sharpening his attacks on president obama. last night in new hampshire, he brought along south carolina's governor nikki haley and slammed the economy. >> he's also failed here in our own economy. 25 million people out of work, stopped looking for work. i'm glad it's doing a little better now. i'm sure the president will want to take credit for any improvement. guess what, he doesn't deserve it because everything he has done has hurt this country's recovery. >> santorum is attacking gom candidates in new hampshire. >> a lot of folks are saying, rick, the reason you're not doing good in the polls is because you spend a lot of time not what you're going to do but you talk about what you've done. you spend so much time talking about what you've done. all the other candidates talk about what they are going to do. and my response is, if

i'll return in one hour for cnn's coverage of the new hampshire primary. until then, thanks very much for watching. i'm wolf blitzer in "the situation room." situation room." the news continues next on cnn. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> good evening in the cnn election center. it's a potentially defining night in the fight for the republican nomination. the polls begin closing in less than an hour. in just a few moments the first exit poll data gives us a sense of what issues mattered most to voters in a state with a lot of surprises. it is a must-win state for mitt romney and a chance to make history to win iowa and new hampshire back to back. and newt gingrich joins us with what could be a turning point. he is aggressively leading new attacks on governor romney but can ill afford to finish in the back of the gop pack. >>> for mitt romney the expectations couldn't be higher. he's declared new hampshire front-runner and nationally as well. his business record has been turned into a target. there's intense pressure on the former massachusetts gov

new hampshire. also independent voters are a huge element here. unlike other states registered independents can walk in and vote in the gop primary. that will be a huge indication which way things are going here. most of the polling is showing a lot of them don't know who they will vote for yet. >> if i'm president of the united states i will use all of my energy not to protect my job but to create jobs for the american people and to make things better for americans. >> we're at the extreme ends of the political spectrum engaging in this hyper charged political rhetoric. all the while the work of the people isn't getting done. >> if something happens much greater than we are anticipating and do very, very well here tomorrow as well as doing well in south carolina, you can always reconsider. you sort of take one week at a time. >> selection is wide open. it is a classic new hampshire, last-minute, you pollsters thought you understood us and boy were you wrong. >> second place would be a dream come tr

new hampshire voters.kerry because i thought he had the leadership this country needed. at a time when we really needed it. i never thought i would get a chance to serve with him and with senator mccain in the united states and and to see up close and personal the kind of leadership that he still provides to this country in the united states senate. i have had a chance to serve with him on the foreign relations committee and to see the commitment and the passion that he brings to everything that he does. when this administration needed a diplomat to go over to pakistan after the raymond davis affair, after osama bin laden was taken out, they called on john kerry. when we were trying to pass the new start treaty, it was john kerry who led that fight. he, more than anyone else, it deserves credit for getting that done. and i think one of the things i like to think about is that throughout his success, he still remembers those cold new hampshire days of politics. john care brought out the best in the new hamp

we thought we knew new hampshire. now we really know new hampshire.he events, we have learned what it is that new hampshire is the first primary in nation. there is a reason. the people in this great state really get to know the candidates, ask questions, where about their heart and character. they open their hearts and homes to us. for that we will always be grateful. thank you. [cheers and applause] in all those events, as we have listened to so many people, we hear time and again a similar message. that is that people are frustrated. they're concerned about the future of our country, particularly our leadership in washington. they feel that washington is broken. they hear provinces. they hear washington say they will stop illegal immigration. they have occurred in washington say that they will get as out of our dependence on foreign oil but they have not. they hear that they would get people in shirred but they -- insured, but they have not. they have heard washington say that they will protect our jobs and make sure the jobs we have are the best i

what does new hampshire mean? here are abc news election anchors diane sawyer and george stephanopoulos. >> that's right, terry. what a win it was tonight for governor mitt romney. we should point out who came in second and third in this race, as they poured it on in new hampshire, the candidates all did. and behind mitt romney was congressman ron paul. and behind him, jon huntsman, governor jon huntsman, former ambassador to china, as well, who, in the last few days, seemed to be surging, gaining some steam. but apparently didn't have enough to take him into second place. >> perhaps not enough time. there were some polls showing he might come into second. but he couldn't get over ron paul. what we're learning also from these exit polls, what voters were focused on here is finding the candidate that could beat president obama. and mitt romney won those voters overwhelmingly. that's what drove him across the finish line here tonight. he also did well with voters who made up their minds a while ago. did even better t

if mitt romney moves to new hampshire and wins in new hampshire, it's a historical first.ink in iowa it was like 5% of the population. maybe just under 6% actually participated in the caucuses. new hampshire is a state that has a million people in it. how big is this historical first? >> well, first of all, democratic candidates have won both iowa and new hampshire. it's republicans where no one accept an incumbent president has won both iowa and new hampshire in the same year. in a contested race, in effect. there's a reason for that, soledad. you were talking about before whether they are truly representative states of the broader electorate. a problem on the democratic side because democrats get 40% of their votes from minorities, each state is seeing minority growth. much less of an issue on the republican side because it is for better or worse, overwhelmingly white. 90% of john mccain's votes came from whites. somewhat more blue collar, new hampshire is very different. more upscale, more college educated and much more secular and only a quarter of the electorate is ev

is very popular in new hampshire. how big is this endorsement? kelley ajotriot was at the rally today. >> great to be with you. >> greta: nice to have you. tell me, back in 2008, i am fixated, i realize this, but senator mccain went hard at governor romney in this ad, that i posted on gretawire, if you want to see t. now today, the big endorsement. but explain to me how you can say such horrible things, true or not, and then show up on the same stage saying, let's work together. >> well, i think it's this. you know, there is a candidate for each time. john mccain came to new hampshire. we answer him almost our adopted senator. we love him here. it was a great endorsement for governor romney to get. but it comes down to governor romney is the candidate for this time, where we are right now, we need to turn our economy around, he's a turnaround specialist and to have that endorsement from john mccain knows a lot, he know what is it takes to run a presidential cam pain and he also, obviously, connects with new hampshire

new hampshire state sport is politics. if you like baseball and you live in new york, you can go to yankee stadium, or if you live in boston, you can go to fenway park, but here in new hampshire we have the new hampshire institute of politics. a lot of activity. probably have several candidates a day here, going into the next week on campus. a tremendous amount of media. we have a debate coming up here. so, there is a lot of activity. host: i am looking at a story from "the baltimore sun." is it a romney stronghold? it talks about running's position there. is this his race to use? guest: we don't like to necessarily handicap the race. we like the fact that research has shown romney has a significant lead. some speculate it is because he is from a neighboring state. i disagree. there is a great difference between people from massachusetts and new hampshire. i think mitt romney has been working very hard. and i think it is paying off. the other thing to consider is that republican primary voters have tended in the past to vot

. >> reporter: front runner new hampshire rolled in new hampshire touting the endorsement of john mccainhe slimmest iowaca cuss win ever over dark horse rick santorum. >> what a squeaker, but it's nice to have a win. the question i have for you can we do better in new hampshire? >> reporter: new hampshire is a state that will catapult him on to victory in a short period of time. that is why i'm here. it was a small subdued crowd compared to new hampshire welcome rallies for past victors. tough audience question created tense atmosphere. >> you had your turn. now it's my turn. >> reporter: iowa's strategy from the start to spend as little money as possible and still win. new hampshire, he has huge lead in polls and way more money. the man from pennsylvania is man of the hour. >> game on! >> reporter: in a two-week surge from counted out to second by eight votes in contest of 122,000 iowa republicans, santorum set a new standard for grinding out a come-from-behind triumph. now he will take it to romney and try to unite the g.o.p. ardent conservatives. this tonight we have come out of an el

my campaign manager is from new hampshire. he started out as my new hampshire guy.es. we've got a lot of frank's organization that was able to win a tough congressional win up there. about 25 state reps already. this is before tonight who have signed up. not just signed up, we have hard-working reps. new hampshire is all about politics. we feel very good we're going to climb that ladder just like we did here. >> senator, piers morgan is here and wants to ask some commonwealth of pennsylvanias as well. >> feeling a bit like rocky balboa tonight. how are you going to knock out mitt romney? >> well, there's going to be a rematch, and we're going to go to new hampshire and take -- and take him on, and, you know, we're going to run a campaign talking about my vision for this country. you didn't hear me go on after people tonight. i just laid out what, where america needs to go and how the republicans need to address those issues, and talk about, you know, a strong economy and make sure the economy is going to be vibrant for everybody in this economy and that we have an e

a reminder that the polls here in new hampshire close at 8:00 eastern time. 'll be back with primary updates throughout the evening. i'm scott pelley in new ha hampshire. we'll see you again soon. captioning sponsored by cbs captioned by media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org >>> this is 9news now. >> we always thought new hampshire was a place to come. i think tonight's conventional wisdom is going to be up ended yet again. >> voters in new hampshire casting their ballots. some polls will close in less than a minute. the rest are open for another hour. let's get live to manuel in manchester. >> the polls will close here in just ant about an hour. and a third of new hampshire voters were expected to turn out to vote. the front runners don't always win here. shaking as many hands as he

no worries. >>> welcome back to "way too early" here in manchester, new hampshire. york city in our control room. you're looking good here on the hd screen here, my man. >> that's way too big. we have sarah -- a nice one. my daughter made single digits. we're up celebrating with uncle willie. >> congratulations. turned 1. that's a huge milestone. i passed that about a year ago with my little guy and, yes, uncle willie, it is appropriate, i'm the walter cronkite, the uncle

and new hampshire provides a sort of. high heel i solved you know should know what america is or should be to a certain segment of the population and you know it quaint and it's people are playing in it and also the caucasian state and so i think that that's really what you have just will this stage that. and then enjoy being that right i mean this brings in a lot of money doesn't it brings in a lot of attention a lot of money it brings in south and it brings the clinical clout to a state that would otherwise have not you know it. turn them all you know small town political brokers into it just every every four years you know. the guy who orchestrates the merrimac fourth of july parade has some power because all the candidates take off their campaign is that for a so and that's really the way it works here and we have just a minute a minute left adele let's let's play a little bit of punditry or let's play playing for a little bit as it is should there be any surprises tonight should we expect well i think i think there i

ther new hampshire.n iowa and new hampshire back-to-back but he was sitting in office the second time he won. romney's absence here makes him vulnerable to criticism. he can't respond himself in person. ads and radio interviews and tv appearances don't cut it in the granite state, people want to shake their hand and sniff around the candidate a little bit. rom no's absence is an issue. rick santorum is a little more liberal than much of new hampshire, he's getting aoupbl huge crowds. conservatives are flocking to him in an interesting way. the boston globe, the liberal newspaper from down in massachusetts is backing jon huntsman. rick santorum and romney are going head-to-head and the voters will have the final say not the media. martha: thank you so much from the red arrow diner, a storied place in new hampshire, carl cameron, we'll see you soon. bill: carl, thanks. how does the state of new hampshire compare to the rest of the country? in new hampshire 5.6 unemployed rate well below the national averag

in new hampshire. we'll have to see what goes into those mailers in south carolina, what goes up on the air in south carolina. but they don't expect it's going to have a huge impact here in new hampshire. they think all in all better to do this in january than to do this in the fall. >> candy crowley at the headquarters where they expect the biggest celebration. we'll see you all throughout the night. >>> jon huntsman has staked a big finish in new hampshire. there is some evidence of a huntsman surge. the former utah governor hopes a flood of votes will help him deliver a surprise finish. jim acosta is with the huntsman campaign. let's be honest. they want to beat governor romney on his home turf. now they don't expect that to happen. can they stay in the race if there's anything short of a strong second? >> i don't think so. it is new hampshire or bust for jon huntsman. he has bet big on this state. while other candidates were in iowa efgs campaigning from manchester to the white mountains. i had a c