. >> he gave the second place finish to ron paul who approved his standing from last week's iowa caucuses. >> i called governor romney a short while ago before he gave his talk and congratulated him because he certainly had a clear cut victory. but we are anybody lig at his heels. >> jon huntsman who up anded the iowa caucuses and staked his campaign on tonight

. >> with the obvious exception of ron paul. >> who wants a very different approach. >> who has a totally different approach, but it is almost like it is a different area of agreement. in the iowa caucuses, it virtually did not exist. >> we are not going to get much, are we? obviously, when it comes running against obama, foreign affairs has to be on the table. >> i am tempted to say maybe with the exception of ron paul, who is my favorite candidate among those running, they do not know much to discuss it in depth. >> there are right on iraq and afghanistan. iraq was a disaster and gets worse every day. today, iran has far more influence in iraq than the united states. he also said that the best defense we have against iran was set down and sang. >> that is true. we supported him in a war against iran. linda gasparello, is there a possibility for a better relationship with iran in the future? this is a sophisticated country with gifted, talented, people, but we have been in in a state of cold war with them since the revolution. >> with present leadership there cannot be, but there is oppo

he was talk b and very interesting that it was ron paul whoa tea party favorite who gave that message instead of his father. they are very worried about rick santorum. and they should be, no question. i saukd to several voters and here they said many. they voted for mike huckabee and now they're deciding between ron paul and rick santorum. >> you tried to get ron paul to put to rest this question. he would consider running as a libertarian or some other third party candidate. did you get an answer? >> reporter: sort of. i tried to ask him because actually i was told by his campaign that they really felt that there was no question in their minds that he was not going to leave the party. so i tried to ask him. he maybe web a little bit further. you decide. >> reporter: once and for all, if you do not successes succeed in this republican contest, will you continue to be a republican? >> i have no plans doing that. tomorrow is a big day. we'll see what happens but i have no intention of doing that. no plans and no desire, and flat out i don't want

for voters who understand ron paul we actually get those who don't understand ron paul and who allow the media and politicians to spoon feed them fear then they go along with what the politicians say about ron paul well for those of us who get it ron paul is saying listen war after war after war going back to desert storm nothing has changed we need to change our strategy we need to change our policy because what you have been doing is not working and if we allow people why obama or any of the other g.o.p. members remember i say you know the same clowns playing in the same circus we're here for world war three and face. and just want to ask you caucus says are just moments away now what is your prediction for tonight i believe they're wrong paul will win iowa. minister thank you so much for coming on the show today thank you so much for having me. well still ahead on r.t. has candidates race to the finish line nations around the world scramble to business their defense shield relations are quickly having sound for the winter so is another u.s. war brewing in the persian gulf that stor

ron paul territory. not doing well in polls there. he's indicated he's not going to do a lot in florida this could be -- i'm not sure, i talked to a lot of people there. i asked everybody who did you vote for last time around? and maybe one person voted for george w. bush. a lot of people voted for ron paul last time around. and a lot of people voted for libertarian candidate a couple obama votes. one guy said he voted for his grandfather. he wrote in his name. bottom line is not a lot of republicans in that crowd. >> greta: south carolina. can the other candidates, i think it's going to be fierce there. kt other candidates lay a glove on governor romney? they're fired up for him. >> in south carolina and other states they'll tell you we're independent and make our own decisions. the fact is that they are influenced by the previous contest this, is the sequence of races so people in new hampshire were influence bid iowa and south carolina. on the other hand i was talking to the party chairman, republican party chairman today asked which candidate spent the most time in south carolina. answer is rick santorum. he's done work there. and he has a possibility of doing much bet

voters are excited about ron paul who are going to vote for ron paul.ith romney, there are a lot of people there. >> right. >> it depends where you are. >> some are casual, catch a glimpse of him because he might be president, are you caucus? i'm not sure. what many e-mails are you getting about rerobocalls? >> hitting rick santorum on the second amendment issue which he denies. >> all right. shameless plug time. perry? >> my brother, don, a high school teacher in louisville, kentucky, they're discussing the caucus with his ninth grade a.p. class. good luck in explaining that to ninth graders. >> one of the harder things to explain. >> my colleague, susan paige, usa today, look forward after iowa. >> it's big. january. we've got a busy january coming up. jennifer, i saved you for last. >> i took this job in april, i'm a rookie at the whole politics job, i say thank you to iowa strategists who have helped me out and helped me learn this game. >> i tell you, you're following in big footsteps, the jeff selames of the world. you've done great. thank you all

upon these entrance polls, it is fascinating, ron paul is doing very well among self professed liberal and moderate voters but at the same time among those who say the most important criteria is getting a true conservative, ron paul is crushing mitt romney. >> so what is he? is he is true conservative, the liberal, the moderate? this is someone who primps on labels. >> jeff stein, where do you see him fitting into iowa, iowa culture and iowa politics? who is he addressing? >> it is an interesting mix, because if you are for smaller government, he is speaking to you and if that is your big thing you can kind of ignoring a lot of the other things, if you think that we should not be spending a lot of money abroad, he is speaking to you and you are ignoring the other things, it is the honest collection of people that you might see, and when i say odd, i mean they don't necessarily have a lot to do with one another, it is quite a coalition, but i think ultimately a lot of the paul voters are the ones who are worried about fiscal issues, and government over spending, they hear that message, because that resonates clearly with them, an they tend to

ron paul. i figure someone who ron paul is. but surely they would know who they are. >> i know it's face but i can't think of his name. >> looks like will ferrell. >> who is this guy? >> i don't know. >> how about this? >> he is a character on a sleazy reality show. yet more people knew him that knew important politicians. >> this is one reason, get out the vote drives are dumb. they hold them at rock con earth is. many of the young people had no clue about national affairs. most of them don't vote. those that don't pay attention will be less likely to vote. i take heat for saying that. some people shouldn't vote. one economyist that agrees with me is brian caplan, the myth of the rational voter and why democracys choose bad policies. because voters are not rattle natural? >> exactly. >> john: but people want to do the right thing. >> people do want to do the right thing. it doesn't mean they are doing it. you have to know something. you can easily mess things up. >> john: you say voters don't have an incentive to get informed?

. >> joining phillips -- joining rick santorum is ron paul, who finished a strong third in iowa newt gingrich, who finished fourth and promised to sharpen his rhetoric, and rick perry who promised not to drop out after finishing fifth and jon huntsman groupwhoo skipped iowa altogether. we are your election station for complete coverage. gordon peterson and rebecca cooper will be in new hampshire for next tuesday's primary. but for their reports and analysis during our newscast and also on wjla.com. >>> 8 macy's and bloomingdale's in our region are closing. also coming up, pop star just the timber lake is about to take on a new title. his big decision tonight. >> take a look at this. a car on top of the roof of an apartment building. >> reports that harry thomas jr. might be stepping down. ♪ i'm feelin', feelin' a sunny day ♪ ♪ sunny day ♪ ♪ i'm feelin', feelin' the taste i crave ♪ ♪ subway ♪ ♪ i'm makin' it, makin' it how i like ♪ ♪ it's meant to be ♪ ♪ i'm feelin' subway ♪ ♪ i'm feen' subway today ♪ [ male announcer ] hey, capital area! are you feelin' subway®? then heat up your day

is covering ron paul, interesting selection and a mix of media figures and pundits who? >> they are looking ahead for after they are finished with iowa to play well in new hampshire with a new tv ad, the campaign chairman said in addition iowa, they have 12 states. they have offices and you see they are playing hard and looking down the calendar and i am told by the iowa chairman where i'm at in cedar rapids that momentum is growing for the campaign and there 500 people in des moines and 300 people in davenport and they expect a couple hundred here and they expect that to continue throughout the day, building up this momentum until tomorrow where the campaign hopes to get a top two finish. >> it's no secret that ron paul has a strong group of people who are enthusiastic about him. we hear time and time again that they are so-called young voters and even still we heard from the woman who said she is undecided. for her the key is someone who could beat president obama. we know the reality of the situation with ron paul in that, that there many concerned that he is not mai

candidate can do for ron paul that will actually appease him. >> the turnout was up, now is because of ron paul. -- and that was because of ron paul. >> how much of that, gentlemen who have been there, do you think is in a way anti-war or isolationist? >> it is all of those things -- gold bonds, anti-government, anti-fed, anti-bailout -- >> and it is the stone out constituency. shoot up on -- how would you know? [laughter] >> something unusual happened this week. the supreme court came to a unanimous decision, and the issue was religious freedom. tell us about that, nina. >> the court for the first time said that civil rights laws do not apply to ministers of the church or of any church. it was unanimous -- that was surprising -- and it is more limited in some ways than it sounds. the courts said that -- you know, for a lifetime, the catholic church and mormons in particular has said that we should not be in court at all. the court does not have any business to judge who is a minister and was not. that is one side. the court said yes, we do. on the other side, the court said that once you say if somebody is a minister and we agreed that person is the minister, that

i mean they all seem like bush clones in some ways except for ron paul ron paul is the one candidate who i think on many issues represents something fundamentally different i don't agree with everything that he is different about but i do think he does represent something fundamentally different certainly something fundamentally different when it comes to war when it comes to foreign policy when it comes to the drug war and when it comes to civil liberties what i fear is that what comes out of this process is a nominee who is not ron paul who is somebody who is basically a clone of barack obama i mean mitt romney is essentially on many major issues a clone of barack obama pro bail out wall street pro invasion and the civil liberties this this would be an election if it ends up being mitt romney election where it really is the old south park adage a turd sandwich versus a giant douche. well you know that's interesting you bring that up too i've read a number of commentaries out there a lot of people are looking at ron paul right now and also this i wouldn't call it an obsession but the fa

then there is cash-strapped erects santorum -- rick santorum and ron paul who basically dropped out of florida. what could play in favor? absentee ballots in florida. 50,000 have voted early. they believe that could be an advantage. that entire total is the same as the entire south carolina gop voting and we still have seven days left until the floridians are punished going to the polls. scott thuman, abc7 news. >> you can get the latest from the campaign trail and the time on line at wjla.com under "politics." >> our current president will address congress and the nation tomorrow night delivering his state of the union speech. but he will make his case for a second term during this speech and then take his message on the road and then participate in the google + online discussion. you cannot escape the politics of the campaign. it will start at 9:00 p.m. right here on abc7. >> after a break of several weeks, a hearing about the mental state of johnhinckley, j r. and whether or not he can make longer visits to his mother. he pleads mental illness has been in remission for years. the 56

. >> reporter: then there's ron paul who had the audience laughing. >> i don't think we should go to the moon. i think we should send some politicians there. >> i'm willing to challenge them to a 25-mile bike ride anytime in the heat of texas. >> reporter: ron paul is campaigning in mein. rick santorum is still in florida. he said he might go home and get information about his tax return and then he will be right back here. >> you track these guys. we're four days out from the florida primary. where are they today? >> reporter: of course you've got ron paul in maine. the other three candidates went to south florida because they're after a certain vote. >> hispanic members are suffering more than the population as a whole. >> we really totally neglect latin america and the8ñ resu'<&. >>xd reporter: the latino voteçñ floridaÑi makesq upxdj&dñrÑi 1d registequñr voters. so that's something we'llfá seef >>> rick santorum explained his wife wasn't there because she was at home taking care of their seven children. >>> coming up all brand-new at 6:00, a local county wants to try to make en

he is 28 thousand votes ahead of ron paul who has come in second. jon huntsman, former utah governor coming this third, 17%. 31,886. there's a battle under way for fourth and fifth. newt gingrich right now with 81% of the precinct et reporting slightly's head of rick santorum. both at 10%. rick perry barely did anything in new hampshire. he is already in south carolina getting ready for that. let's go to mitt romney headquarters right now. candy crowley is watching what's going on. he delivered a pretty powerful speech tonight, victory speech, in new hampshire and it follows his victory. albeit by a very, very tight margin but so far candy, two for two. >> he is. and you know, if the romney people could have scripted this evening, it could not have gone any better for them. he had a good and solid first place, and running a distant second, ron paul, really the candidate they feared the least, the man they don't think will ever be acceptable to the main stream of the republican party. those that they original thought were a threat, way back when in i

actually did just go vote for ron paul, a first time caucus voter, corporal jesse thorsen, whos old, and you are active duty u.s. army. why did you vote for ron paul? >> i'm really excited about a lot of his ideas, especially when it comes to bringing the soldiers home. i've been serving for ten years now, and all ten years of those have been during wartime. i would like to see a little peace time army, and i think he has the right idea. >> reporter: you've done two tours and you're going to go back for a third tour. you can see an your neck right there, a tattoo, 9/11, remember, and a picture of the twin towers. some republicans have been saying that ron paul would be very dangerous for this country, because he wants to bring troops like you back from your post from all over the world. >> well, i think it would be even more dangerous to start nitpicking wars with other countries. someone like iran, israel is more than capable of -- >> all right. we just lost our connection, unfortunately, with dana. dana, stand by, if we can hear you. we'll get back. i want to go to candy crow

be courting your vote in the future i mean is do most ron paul supporters say we either vote for ron paul or no one or you know is there talk of who to back as a second choice. there is no second choice for ron paul supporters you will never hear of a former ron paul supporter anybody who hears the message and does some research and understands it pours their heart into it and it stirs up a passion and we're growing and you know i'm a member of a activist group here where we're organizing to win california for ron paul and we know that people are organizing in all the states we have you know we're growing by twenty percent per week in in l.a. in los angeles where i'm a volunteer organizer and you know we have a strategy and there is no there's no difference between the other three candidates and what we currently have i mean the other issues that come up when we visit him every year abortion and you know all of these other ones these are not the issues like the issue right now is this economy and these wars and this currency the the issues with the federal reserve what they're doing with our currency so you know people who do thei

no. 2 is ron paul, who is not going to win the nomination. huntsman camped out in new hampshire and he came in sixthwith 1/6 of t vote in a six-man field. >> nina? >> give hicredit he took a chance by going into iowa late, eking out a victory there, and that he built this concrete wall for himself in new hampshire, whicich he was able to execute. he has h in south carolina -- he is ahead in south c carolina. >> colby? >> he has home field advantage and he took advantage of f it in new hampshire. in iowa, that was noa victory that was at high,h, 8-foot -- that was a tie, 8-vote margin.n. >> in election day at one of manchest, new hampshire's pollinglaces, i asked a nurse why she voted for mitt romney. >> he is the most modate of the candidates that i have heard it, i think that he has the best chance of beating obama. >> theest chancee of beating obama. nearly half the voters in new hampshire did not decide on their vote until a few days before the pririmary. nearly 1/5 until election day. 1/3 say they are unsatisfied with their choices. i wou

sure you heard, i kept thinking, actually the man who did a lot of damage to newt gingrich was ron paul, whockets, who has an ardent following and who immediately put up ads when gingrich started to go up in the polls calling him a serial hypocrite. it reminded me how much ron paul has been a huge power in this iowa caucus. i spoke with him this morning. he said, well, i expect i'll come in first or second. i'm not going to come in third. it will be first or second. so he has -- if he doesn't win the nomination, he certainly is in a place to become a power broker. >> oh, there is no question about it that he absolutely, i mean, we'll see how he does on tuesday. but just the fact that he has been consistently doing so well in very reliable polls here, like the des moines register poll that came out last night, the fact he's in a statistical dead heat with mitt romney says it all. the whole idea of whether or not he would be a power broker, candy, you know, because you covered him in congress as well as i have, question is whether he wants to be a power broker. you talked a little bit about th

[cheers and applause] >> ron paul there, the congressman from texas who has come in second here in newampshire with something like 24% of the votes. it is a very good night for ron paul. his supporters are extremely pleased with his very strong showing here in new hampshire. let's get some sense of where we stand now in this new hampshire primaries and what it actually means for the general election going forward. i'm joined by amy gardner, a reporter with "the washington post." thanks very much for joining me. listening to ron paul there, clearly a very passionate speech. he's done well. let's quickly talk about him because he's a curious candidate but doesn't really threaten the frontrunner, does he? >> he'll be a force to reckon with as the process unfolds. he has money and organization and passion among the supporters. whether or not you believe he can actually win the nomination in the end, we're going to see him be a force to be reckoned with as we move on to south carolina, florida, and the other states that are coming up soon this year. and what that means is the big question,

now, that is a dozen points better than ron paul, who is in second place. john huntsman was in third, with newt gingrich and rick santorum fighting for fourth. rick perry trailed the field. romney claimed his victory at a celebration with support in other words manchester, new hampshire, just a short time ago, here is some of what he had to say. >> in difficult times we can't abandon the core values that define us as a unique nation. we are one nation under god. >> make no mistake. make no mistake . in this campaign, i will offer the american ideals of economic freedom, a clear and unapologetic defense and we are going to win with that message. >> but, you know,, you know that our campaign is about more than replace ago president. it is about saving the soul of america. this election is a choice between two very different destinies, president obama wants to fundamentally transform america. we want to restore america to the founding principles that made this country great. >> he wants to turn america into a european style social welfare state. we want to ens

. >> as for the rest of the field, coming in third place, ron paul, who picked up a lot of the youth vote, followed by newt gingrich, then rick perry, jon huntsman who pretty much skipped iowa for new hampshire came in 7th behind bachmann. in washington, i'm sandra endo. >>> for all of you who think it's a fable, wait until you see the proof. >> a lady pumping gas suddenly gets shocked and then a spark and kaboom, we have a fire. >> last week we told you what stuff was going to cost you a lot more. tonight the stuff that will cost you less. abc2 11 comes back in less than 61 seconds. >>> a car stuck on a roof. it happened this morning in california. police say the driver made a sharp u-turn, hit a curb and then drove onto some large rocks which somehow launched him into mid-air. he came to rest in an apartment building. crews had to call in a crane to get the car off. police say the car was stolen, the driver broke his leg, the people who live in the building were not hurt. >> how big were the rocks? man. >>> check out this video behind me. this scares the living -- i'm telling you.

no. 2 is ron paul, who is not going to win the nomination. huntsman camp out in new hampshire, and he got 1/6 of the vote in a six-man field. >> you have to give him credit. he took a chance by going into iowa late, and eking out a victory there, and then he built this concrete wall for himself in new hampshire. >> he was -- he had home field advantage and he took advantage of it in new hampshire and was a tie in iowa -- that was not a victory, that was a tie, eight- vote margin. >> on election day, at one of manchester, new hampshire's polling places, i asked a nurse why she voted for mitt romney. >> he is the most moderate of the candidates that i have heard. i think he has the best chance of beating obama. >> best chance of beating obama. nearly half the voters in new hampshire did not decide on their vote until a few days before the primary, nearly 1/5 not until election day, and 1/3 say they are unsatisfied with their choices. i would call that enthusiasm gap. >> absolutely. he does not generate ntc as him wherever he goes, but he is run

that's double the support of ron paul who got an average of 14.4%. as you see trails with 12%. back to you. >> thank you. >>> funnyman stephen colbert will rally voters in south carolina and push them to vote for herman cain. cain will still appear on the ballot despite suspending his campaign in november. the deadline to get on the ballot in colbert's home state has passed. the two will appear at the rally. >>> some local voters are already picking their candidate for the gop nomination. in-person, absentee voting begins today in virginia. voters have only two choices, though. mitt romney or ron paul. newt gingrich and rick santorum failed to make the ballot after failing to collect the required number of signatures. virginia's actual primary day is still more than a month away. takes place on super tuesday, march 6. >>> federal investigators shut down a popular file-sharing web site which has an office here in the district. brian shactman has that story and more. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. thank you very much. we'll get to that in a s

but despite all of that former congressional aide and diplomat joel rubin believes it is ron paul who shined the most. his foreign policy is very distinct from the other candidates in that he has a more isolationist viewpoint he wants the united states to retreat from international conflicts in their national affairs in some areas that can be good he's opposed to military action with the ron he was opposed to the iraq war but the other candidates are all extremely hawkish on foreign policy very neo conservative and ron paul does stand out among them he makes voters want to support him but insofar as leading the party and getting other republicans on board to really change the agenda no he hasn't done that he's someone who says i am a free american and i can make it on my own and that's what ron paul really embodies but republicans also understand that that kind of positioning will not win the general election against president obama. but as the republican campaign develops there's a growing question over just how much of a challenge you can still post of them having come to power on a

. >> they are facing a serious challenge from libertarian ron paul who draws large passionate crowds. >> rb 6 and tired of the expansion of government, and less spending, and deficits, doing a things that were not supposed to do and forget about drink things they should be? >> many believe he has little chance at the nomination despite its popularity. a stunning admission that he made last night. >> do you see yourself in the oval office with your head down on the pillow at night? >> not really. >> and there's michelle bachmann, rick perry and newt gingrich. >> we may pull off one of the greatest upsets in the history of the caucuses. >> the meetings begin tonight a 7:00 central, then on to new hampshire if where the remaining candidates will be joined by jon huntsman, who decided not to campaign here. but abc news, des moines. >> scott thuman is there and will have reports later today on abc 7 news as well as online at wjla.com. >>> president obama has wrapped up his 10-day vacation and is ready to wrap up his bid for reelection. the president and his family left hawaii late yesterda

casting real votes in the iowa caucases after literal last minute appeals from candidates like ron paul whoked the waiting lines and then stood by in a caucas waiting his turn to make a last pitch. >> conservative to me means small government and following the constitution. i think that would solve our problems a whole lot. >> michelle bachmann, just as the caucas began. >> we are unwilling to allow barack obama to implement socialism in the united states of america. >> newt gingrich touting his experience. >> this is not a time for another amateur. we've had three years of an amateur. >> more than 1700 caucases and 809 locations meant surrogates were necessary. rick perry's son. >> he is running for president of the united states, because he wants to serve his country. >> electability has been a key romney's selling point. >> i'm hoping that the undecided will take a look at who they think can be barack obama. >> and there were lots of undecided waiting to be convinced at the last minute. >> there's still time for that to happen. >> the plea of former senator rick santorum. >> you need to

this is something. >> hot on his heels -- ron paul whos has become a target for his stance on the foreign policy. he is firing back. >> they are not talking about of foreign policy to defend america. they are talking about mr. around the world and policing the world. >> and what could be this summer -- the cinderella story, the quiet rise of rick santorum. the former pennsylvania senator has caught a gust of momentum. >> all these other surges or flavors otf the month came as a result of a singular act. >> newt gingrich is spending his final hours trying to undo the damage she says mitt romney single-handedly dealt his campaign. >> for a state decides to spend that number of dollars in negative advertisements is amazing. >> does because he is not in iowa does not mean the president is staying out. he will host a live web chat tomorrow night. then wednesday he has to cleveland for an event where he will talk economics. >>> in the meantime, center stage for the caucus counting is just about ready. the road to the white house starts more than 1,000 miles away. this time to run night, all eye

meant that more people had to suffer >> reporter: right on romney's heels, texas representative ron paul whoished second in new hampshire tuesday and a more cube apt paul doing his best to separate himself from the pack. >> i'm the only one who offered the real cut in the budget. evereveryone is calling about cuts into the proposed increases which makes no dent in our budget at all. >> newt gingrich, former pennsylvania santorum and former governor jon huntsman. not to beone done, gone nor rick perry who did not campaign much in new hampshire opting straight to south carolina. >> citizens of south carolina, not only are they patriotic, being a veteran plays well here. >> reporter: south carolina is the first southern contest of the nomination process with the winner taking all its delegates. in manchester, new hampshire, jennifer davis, fox news. >>> jobs and taxes are the focus in washington, d.c. where president obama is holding a summit at this hour urging businesses to bring jobs back. he says that rising u.s. productivity and competitive costs means it could be profitable for u.s. compa

i think on the other hand, ron paul's supporters, i think they are deeply, deeply committed. i think they are people who are not going to, once ron paul is out of the race, are not going to easily jump into one of those candidates. i think they may sit out. i think the real question is the people who are supporting ron paul, why are they doing it? i mean, i think that's really the question because i think a lot of it -- i think -- >> why does anyone support anyone? >> well, i mean, what aspect of ron paul is drawing his support? i actually think it has less to do with his small government proposals because we would see more of those people sort of say oh, my second choice is everyone else at least talks that game. i think a lot of people are drawn to him because of his antiempire talk. because of him saying let's end these wars talk. and i also think civil liberties. >> not the marijuana? >> no, i think marijuana is also an issue, too. but i think they are the issues that he tends to stick with. he's not talking about cutting social security, although that's what he would want to do. he's not talking ab

could be a flee way split with each of the candidates putting a victory and raises questions about ron paul who supporters, many of them young in south carolina. he didn't campaign as aggressively in part with a highest percapita of active and retired military and many republicans feels that mr. paul's foreign policy and military ideas are out of step. don't count out ron paul. he will go on. and unlike presidential campaigns in years past. south carolina generally picks the front runner and nominee. there is a possibility that the campaign will go on much longer than the returns reporting later this evening. >> karl cameron. and and so i guess it is too late now, congressman. >> i tell you, top three candidates that we have today are fantastic candidates and no doubt ron paul brings a unique part with young voters. we have to look at the military newt probably will carry the day. last week of debate and particularly the abc release of the ex-wife, the timing of it worked in newt's advantage. >> it really did if that is the case. right in it surprised some that are chosely conservative that it

sometimes the candidates set them themselves. >> woodruff: what about somebody like ron paul who made a big effort in iowa and came in a close third right behind romney and santorum. and who has been really giving it all, giving it his all this week. >> ifill: the problem is he hasn't exactly been giving it his all. he didn't come straight here from iowa. he took a couple of days off. he's been showing up and campaigning but not with the kind of vigor we saw him campaigning with in iowa. his numbers have begun to reflect that as well. as we talked about a lot, ron paul voters aren't going anywhere. he started defending romney against the attacks on him by some of the other candidates. that's a curious turn of events. we're wait to go see what that means. >> woodruff: what about santorum, the man who did come in a very close second in iowa? there's some discussion now about whether he should have competed in new hampshire or gone straight on to south carolina. >> reporter: it's interesting. rick santorum did get a second look his first few days in new hampshire. voters came out to his