Video: Rivals rip into Romney at NH debate

>> we begin with the gop presidential race and tomorrow's key primary in new hampshire. nbc's savannah guthrie is in manchester. good morning.

>> reporter: good morning, ann. the candidates are definitely in the final stretch and feeling the heat . romney is leading by double digits in most polls. this is really a race for second or third and the right to continue on in the campaign.

>> on this special edition of "meet the press" the final debate --

>> reporter: with time running out to stop a mitt romney cruise to the nomination the frontrunner's opponents piled on in sunday's nbc facebook debate.

>> there is a huge difference between a reagan conservative and somebody who comes out of the massachusetts culture with an essentially moderate record who will have a hard time in a debate with president obama .

>> if the record was so great in massachusetts why did you bail out?

>> reporter: romney fired back calling both men career politicians.

>> i went thomas mass to make a difference. i didn't go to run time and again.

>> reporter: which gingrich called phoney.

>> can we drop the pious baloney? you have been running for years and years. the idea that suddenly sit ship citizenship showed up in your mind, you have been running since the 1990s .

>> reporter: john huntsman joined the fray after he was criticized for serving in president obama 's administration.

>> -- the person who should represent our country who called him an incredible leader and went to represent him in china.

>> this stanl is divided, david, because of attitudes like that.

>> reporter: on gay rights the candidates were united against same-sex marriage.

>> when is the last time you stood up and spoke out on increasing gay rights .

>> right now.

>> reporter: later gingrich and romney sparred again over the barrage of super pac attack ads.

>> i wish you would calmly and directly state it is your former staff running the pac. it is your millionaire friends giving to the pac. just say it. straightforward. [ applause ]

>> well, of course it's former staff of mine. of course they are people who support me. with regard to the ads i haven't seen them. under the law i can't direct their ads. if there is anything that's wrong i hope they take it out.

>> reporter: romney went point by point saying the charges in one anti- gingrich ad.

>> you know, this ain't the bean bag .

>> reporter: john huntsman with momentum is third place, but the trend is upward. many candidates are already looking ahead to south carolina where romney 's conservative opponents hope to make one last stand to try to stop him. matt?

>> savannah guthrie in new hampshire already this morning. thank you

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