>>> on the poll of a likely republican primary votener south caroline a. good news for mitt romney . he's the front-runner now surging 17 points in the past month to 37%. also good news for rick santorum as well. he surged 15 points in the skt place. the big loser? newt gingrich . he dropped 25 points in the past month and falling from the top of the pack to 30 place. joining me now to talk about all of this and make sense as well, deputy washington bureau chief michael crowley . let's put up that new cover here. looks like south carolina republicans are -- how do you like me now?
>> they sure are and striking numbers. the conventional wisdom held that south carolina is not going to be a natural state for mitt romney . he didn't do well and gave up on it. he didn't stand a fighting chance . it's a strong showing. i am surprised and i thought the race might have been closer and shows that his performance in iowa is making people feel like he's the front runner and there is a rallying effect.
>> let's talk about how deep that support is. we should note here that we like mitt romney and rick santorum , but there is a chance we could change our mind.
>> we saw this in iowa going into caucus day and a very large percentage of voters have not committed. i really think that this number is interesting, but let's see what the number is after new hampshire votes. rick santorum may have surge and he's got momentum. surprisingly strong showing in new hampshire and generate more free media and more sense that he has the ability to take romney down. they see the numbers in south carolina move. i will say this does suggest that there is a rallying and that the establishment is pushing for the nominee.
>> you want to wonder if mitt romney is able to with stand the evangelical presence in the state like south carolina , you have to wonder whether there is another state and another primary that will be able to stop him.
>> who knows what will happen. we had a big surprise in new hampshire , but if romney will win and doesn't stumble, if he wins that, train has a lot of momentum. i would not want to be standing in front of it. south carolina has been a place where the nominee soiledified and george w. bush knocked out general and bob dole knocked it out. there is a history of the establishment.
>> no republican candidate has gone on to get the nomination since 1960 . thank you, sir. appreciate your time.
>> thank you.
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