Rudy Giuliani
“... We've been in Iowa quite a bit,” Giuliani said. “We’ve been in New Hampshire more … we think this strategy fits our campaign.”

Mike Huckabee
“It’s a remarkable story. If we finish second or if… we finish third, it’s a remarkable story,” he said. “I think we will make political history one week from today probably one way or another.”

John McCain
McCain is looking to benefit from strong poll numbers in New Hampshire and the endorsement here of the state's most influential newspaper, the Des Moines Register. But in remarks after the event, he rejected the idea that he hadn't paid enough attention to Iowa. He said he would leave to the media to decide whether he meets expectations here.

Ron Paul
Rep. Ron Paul is hoping for victory at the Iowa caucuses next Thursday night, but admits it's hard to know if his election-night support will be stronger than his single-digit poll numbers.

Mitt Romney
Republican Mitt Romney, facing an unexpected battle against Sen. John McCain in his own backyard of New Hampshire, headed straight to the ski slopes of that state this week instead of flocking to Iowa with the other presidential contenders.

Fred Thompson;
Tells CNN that he wants to do better in caucuses than “show”