>>> but we begin with nbc news political director and white house correspondent chuck todd . good morning to you.
>> reporter: good morning, matt. by just about every measurement it's safe to say for the moment that newt gingrich has surged to the top with mitt romney . when you dig deep within the polls in new hampshire , a strong argument can be made that it's gingrich and not romney that may deserve to be called front runner . herman cain 's campaign is nearly in the history books.
>> i am suspending my presidential campaign .
>> reporter: but cain 's use of suspension and plan b make it clear he has no plans to leave the gop stage for good. he's even keeping a prior commitment, a rally with oklahoma republicans, tonight. the biggest beneficiary of the cain collapse is newt gingrich . with just four weeks until the first votes are cast, two polls show gingrich 's surge in iowa and new hampshire . in iowa with cain included, gingrich leads the field with 26%, mitt romney and ron paul behind him and herman cain in fourth place with 9%. when you redistribute cain 's vote total among its supporters second choices, gingrich 's lead grows to 28% with paul pulling into a second place tie with romney . in new hampshire mitt romney continues to lead the field with 39%, but gingrich is also surging there with 24%. up nearly 20 points since october. the results are also a red flag for mitt romney , who has seen his support slip significantly in both states since october. he's down seven points in iowa and six points in the state he's made a second home, new hampshire . as for gingrich , in another sign that he and not romney has become the man to beat, opponents and even his former colleagues whom he led as the leader of the 1994 republican revolution are starting to attack.
>> he's as establishment as you get. his address is located on the rodeo drive of washington, which is k street .
>> i think character is definitely an issue. there's all types of leaders. leaders that instill confidence, leaders that are somewhat abrupt and risk, leaders that have one standard for the people that they're leading and a different standard for themselves. i just found his leadership lacking.
>> reporter: today gingrich becomes the latest republican hopeful to meet with businessman donald trump , just after trump announced that he'll moderate a republican debate on december 27th in des moines . so far gingrich is the only candidate to commit. some conservatives aren't happy about trump's involvement.
>> surely it is time for these candidates to do something presidential. stand up and say we're not going to be hijacked.
>> reporter: even the rnc chairman is distancing himself.
>> it's up to the candidates. i mean i don't make those decisions.
>> reporter: and it's unclear whether a donald trump endorsement would actually help. it could hurt in both iowa and new hampshire in our polling, matt, by nearly a two to one margin. in new hampshire voters say they are less likely to support a candidate who gets the support of your next guest.
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