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GOP presidential candidate sounds off on a confusing Iowa caucuses 'split decision ' - even though he got more votes than Romney
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Santorum gives big news from Iowa State party officials now say senator Santorum not governor Mitt Romney won the Iowa caucus final tally puts senator sent -- ahead by 34 -- As -- and mom joins us from South Carolina -- served.
I don't Greta good to -- with yeah.
Good have you well you -- swinging tonight take up does -- -- does Frentzen said this speaker Gingrich -- and grandiose saying he would big guy is but he didn't carry through.
I guess the strategy is to is to go after him premieres perspective and not governor -- -- and not -- so much -- Obama.
-- -- -- try to go I'm sort of go after everybody -- York you wanna know the truth I mean they've been.
They've been beaten us up pretty bad here in South Carolina and now we decided that.
They're gonna try to to beat us up on television then we're gonna take our opportunity on television to have to lay out the case for us vs the case for them and what I said with respect to.
To his ability to execute that plan a speaker.
It's something that.
I think you -- -- -- talked a lot of the folks who served as I did with him during that time that they would back me up and we're looking for a leader -- not just can have good ideas and big ideas in this great and -- has been a big idea guy don't give it -- given that a hundred times over.
The question is -- you disciplined enough to be able to focus and accomplish those ideas.
In a way that's gonna move this country forward and after three years conservatives.
Decided no and they tried -- actually moving out of the speakership and very after three years and it means big.
Is that all had information that they talking about happened up almost fifteen years ago.
The agreement -- -- mean the whole idea that the things in your point out tonight is -- might write it happened in the mid ninety's.
Late ninety's yes.
Act like as does that make any difference in your thinking there -- are -- looking -- a tactical thinking what is it present Obama.
In and his campaign we'll have to go after him right they -- electability are you thinking generally that that's the way he is today.
I think -- I think you're looking at and it had a pattern.
That has actually continued and in this I mean every tonight -- I've talked about this is speaker Gingrich came out and said.
That I I should get out of the race.
After I -- I won Iowa and finished ahead of in New Hampshire he says that mares abilities are not as Brandon and his his in my capabilities.
Are not as best as his in order to win the kind of national race.
-- -- just lost two elections -- and in those are the kinds of things and again I just use it you have to you have to take into consideration.
When you're looking at -- day in and day out is going to be covered in micromanage -- might have under a microscope.
By the media and and you want someone who solid.
Someone who's gonna go out there and be disciplined in their message -- -- be able to execute that.
On the campaign trail as well last pod to be able to execute that would not when -- -- us states.
You mentioned Iowa and first my neglected congratulate you can Ziggy the winner in Iowa caucus a little bit -- down.
But -- I there's a phone call today between you and governor apparent at an act must confess it sound a little bit light on some of the governor Ferrari conversation but.
Wake up with governor Mitt Romney is say yeah I'm sorry I misspoke with governor rally which -- felt a little bit like the gore bush series of conversations in 2000.
Tell me out who placed the call to them and tell me what happened is if it is it was a concession caught -- -- tell you what happened.
Law he actually left me a message and now I have the message of people wanna hear it but they also called me I called him back and missed him.
He called me back.
And he called to congratulate caddie said that on the message he -- it when he talked to make.
I said -- got more votes than they congratulations.
And I said damn well one thing you want for May -- you know let's see if we can some of the story here on the next play said he's so I look forward -- that and I said well look forward -- get debated.
We chatted about other Rick very situation and just that -- a lot little conversation and we moved on and then when I heard that he didn't call.
He didn't concede I don't know I don't know what a concession call -- other then why would he call me to congratulate we have if that wasn't a concession mean.
I want and an and the interesting thing is -- that I win with a certified vote.
But if you took the eight precincts that weren't counted because they couldn't certify them -- -- took the votes that were reported in that night that actually caused him to win by -- votes.
We actually won by more votes than 34 so.
-- that was a heck of a lot better than his scalp when he was claiming victory for eight votes -- an uncertified count.
I hear your tax returns at me saying there any given yourself and it's on your computer at home when -- -- when he could produce it.
Well that's a pretty amazing that's pretty easy to produce produce them it's.
Do you intend to produce your tax returns well and then I -- -- how many years.
You know I don't know I can I guess I can produce -- for fears I'm I'm you know I go back.
I'll see what I have on my computer I I switch computers I don't know what I have I probably do -- side I've got no -- to keep them for three years.
So -- probably have a back for for three years I'll take a lot.
But I I don't think guys I had a project to chart is -- like -- -- -- returns I wish it did look like this that Robin sax returned.
The question for me -- when I'm gonna get home.
Because they know -- -- we're probably got the whole family down here and we're actually thinking of taking all family to Florida.
-- -- -- I don't I don't plan on making a special trip to my house to go on my computer print out something.
You know to take go take my time away from campaigning but if that happens I'm happy to do it and produce it when I get back there.
Yes and interesting all of you are -- in the same place on.
Health care in game at a press president Obama's health care and you're -- that you agree that right -- all you all I get rid of it.
But where where you different where you differ is sort of the history.
And I see that you sort of go after your opponents and although they agree with you today.
They said dear -- served punching at them for some of their personal history is -- electability issue.
Or are you don't disagree with them today about what they think right.
And not a I think that they're legitimate and saying they they realize how bad this bill isn't.
I had ever Republican up there -- Republican has been up there world wants to repeal obamacare the question is.
Winning the election on this issue which is -- what if not the central issue in this campaign certainly the one of the top two or three.
And we have -- we have someone who was badly compromised.
By having had put a plan together that was the model for obamacare and another -- badly compromised because speaker Gingrich.
The support of the cut the core feature of obamacare which is an individual mandate.
And that makes it problematic when election time comes around for that clear contrast that's necessary.
Whether recent racing because this -- instinct in a primary because it was sort of agrees ultimately any issues in a particular party that it oftentimes comes down to his serve almost and I got -- when you -- -- you know Arab -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- I would say it's electability I don't think it's really -- like I think it's.
You know who's the best match up who's the good -- the person they can they can draw the contrast they can.
They can go out there and make the case convincingly.
Of a different vision for health care and if you've had a vision that's inconsistent -- that it's harder to do.
And I got to cut you off because I gotta go senator Santorum thank you and that will be watching on Saturday good -- --
