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Opposition and his party and he can take on common core and that is a slap at jeb bush without saying his name. he can take on the president and israel and thats really actually a subtle slap at rand paul without having to say his name. so while the other gop contenders are really out there talking about hillary, chris christie is actually managing to talk about issues and the other contenders in i think a way that is attempting to sort of clear the field and bring him back. >> ellis, with regar...

He the runner-up, but of the last three guys standing, two were social conservatives, him and newt gingrich. and the guy that ended up winning never really captured the excitement of the base. so if youre rick santorum, you have to think, okay, this time around there is also room for a social conservative and now weve got to compete with mike huckabee, ted cruz and he knows there is probably room for someone like him. hes just got to sort of clear the field and get through. so i think its bizarr...

And by that, i mean, we really allow those two states to vet our presidents, but it doesnt make sense if youre rick santorum to put on the sweater vest and shake all those hands. you have to get on national tv and boost your numbers or youre not getting in the debate. >> yeah. i mean the debate is all about name i.d. so the theory there is to get out, make news, give interviews and at least boost your name i.d. however, because there are so many in the field, the other side of the coin is you ki...

Welcome back. the ever growing gop 2016 presidential field has added two more names, rick sanatorium and former new york governor george pa tack ki. and today democrat martin omalley announces his plans to run. lots to tackle on the political front. lets get right to it. joining me now nationally syndicated columnist and cnn political commentator s.e. cupp. also here liberal commentator ellis hen acan. s.e. rick santorum the rodney dangerfield of the republican field right? heres a guy who won 1...