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Despite all you heard the biggest chance of -- political landscape over the next couple of weeks the biggest change.
Is Newt Gingrich is startling rise -- don't believe me well.
A new poll of likely GOP primary voters in South Carolina has Herman -- leading the -- nothing new there Romney stands ten points behind Herman Cain.
And Gingrich has 15%.
The survey was conducted last night.
As from Iowa congressman Ron welcome to -- to -- straw polls there.
Based on the residents of his ideas.
With -- Iowa voters joining me now Republican strategist Ed Rollins.
Who has been involved in his share of presidential primaries and national elections welcome here it's a pleasure pleasure thank you let's talk about.
-- gains popularity.
-- resonating with voters with sort of a rugged populism he.
Yeah motivational speakers fascinating story.
He basically is caught fire no one knew who it was really at the political world three or four months ago.
All of sudden he's moved to the forefront extremely -- debates and he's very likable guy.
Two great story there not too long ago Newt Gingrich was being told get out of the -- you are having money is paying too much money your -- -- jewelry and -- -- aggregate.
Now he's up -- the double digit sees about tie up with Ron Paul and some.
Polls he's actually in third face place ahead of Ron Paul.
Just don't Cambridge.
V Newt Gingrich stand a shot at getting Republican nomination engage the smartest guy in the field he's been around as did business for forty years.
-- campaign imploded -- forty minutes started.
But he's been a guy driving ideas in the multiple debates that we've had which a lot of people paid attention to two thirds of Republicans say they've watched the debates.
He's been the best debater.
Someone's gonna be the alternative to -- -- Romney is sees them -- -- in the nominee of our party.
But up to this point in time 60% plus have not settled in on him at this point so someone's gonna be the chaser.
The ticket though is they've got to win some gotta win in Iowa that -- of South Carolina.
Minister Iraq can Governor Perry of these fields -- alternate that's -- -- making Governor Perry chase Romney catchment -- -- you know if if Perry would have gotten into the race today.
As opposed to 68 weeks ago yeah try to be real Smart jump in and he'd be at 35% in the polls for disasters debates -- The only thing he has to get him back in the game now is twenty billion dollars -- 125 million dollars and an expenditure that's a lot of money a lot of months.
And what you have to remember is as he his Foreman -- the same as adjusted for Gingrich.
He has to win two states if he wins Iowa he wins South Carolina and he's the chaser.
Then it's a long hard battle with Romney in which he's the conservative alternative everybody seems to be going up and I'm -- -- stays the same right around.
Twelve to thirteen points in every state in every -- it never seems to lose any any loans they'll be there no matter what else happens no matter who's the chaser here and usually comes down one or two people.
-- Ron Paul will still be in this race he stayed in four years ago.
People forget that and he basically had that ten or 12% all the way he's -- dedicated supporters it's not gonna expand.
The danger is does -- stay in -- Republican Party when this is done but we just talked about that with with Gary Johnson of front for Gary Johnson.
-- third party ticket that would probably be fatal to the Republican call is certain and -- no disrespect to Gary Johnson certainly Ron Paul would be statement he took.
They took 67810.
Points away right that basically you know from.
Now wasn't it nice to have a conversation about the Republican nominees and not talk about lawsuits that Herman Cain settled fifteen years ago these diversions that the media the big government -- would prefer that we talk about there are but he he has to settle this question.
-- -- and that's the reality of it is -- whatever is there it's gonna drip out until it's done.
It may be nothing that you burst the -- -- no -- that's what I would -- -- been around this business long time it's always investigated out there -- now got all kinds of media.
Looking at everything and and you know if he wants to be a viable candidate and he does want this to blow up.
Succeed weeks now or he wants to talk about 999 again as opposed to this is gonna get -- the -- Ed Rollins it's a pleasure we'll look forward to have me back thanks very much.
Living proof that.
