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Sympathetic light and elevated rush limbaugh to the head of the party on the contraception issue, and that tarred mitt romney. >> a lot of the earlier ones that people put in the clown category do not help the party at all, and rick santorum is saying he not going anywhere. take a look. >> if governor romney gets that required number, then without a doubt, if hes at that number, well step aside. but right now, you know, hes not there. hes not even close to. like i said, less than half the delega...

crunching the numbers. so, tom, what with are the numbers showing you? >> oh, man. they show us whats behind that map are some real trends they have to pay attention to. number one is the economy. look at this. that was the big issue that everyone was voting on. 51% of the people that we surveyed said that was the big issue for them there. look at what happened there. we break it down by how much money they make. various categories. the biggest group is here. look n all of these groups...

We had started years ago when we couldnt get the bills through congress and get things set up. >> when you hear -- switching topics. when you hear the phrase war on women and its connected to the perception that the republican party or parts of the republican party as this conversation about contraception, about sonograms weve seen, take place particularly in state legislatures, whats your reaction when you hear that? >> well, i just think thats wrong. i think that the contraception issue was ma...

For this big one. >> oh, yeah. and i think there are democrats going on the offensive as well. house democrats are actually expense a lot of time this week going on the offensive about it. i would also point out that while were not hearing very much from the administration on health care right now, we are again like i said, hearing from house democrats but also from the democratic national committee. because theyre using contraception issue and we wills issues, reproductive rights to push why th...

Money to planned parenthood not for abortions but for normal screenings, this is the state as you well know, which has the highest number of uninsured women in the country, kay balily hutchison was on with chuck todd, and was asked about it. >> the contraception issue was made into something that it was not. it was a religious freedom issue that a lot of people felt strongly about. and certainly no one is saying that we should have a role in telling women they cant have contraception which is wh...

Because rick santorum doesnt believe in birth control,. >> right. >> bill: womens reproductive rights are under assault in the united states. >> he doesnt believe in many things. is he against -- >> bill: one man. >> they are all joining him. is he going crazy and they have all decided to jump on that crazy train. >> bill: who is they all? >> all of the republicans. >> bill: every one of them? i havent heard ron paul. >> ron paul is playing his own game at the moment. >> bill: gingrich isnt ther...

Candidates for president have signed onto that would outlaw certain forms of birth control. i hear this whining from the right. rick santorum today, accused our friend joe scarborough of making too much of the contraception issue. its people that are making too much of the contraception issue. they are the one who is have made this an issue from the very beginning. i have to say something about senator john mccain because i know all of us in the mainstream love to talk about what a statesman he ...

Concerted effort to go after women across america. >> all over the country we have these amendments that the top gop candidates for president have signed on to, as well, that youth would outline certain forms of birth control. ed, i hear this whining from the right. in fact rick santorum today accused our friend joe scarborough of making too much of the contraception issue and usually they are saying it is people like bill burton or democrats or people like you and me making too much of the cont...

Because rick santorum doesnt believe in birth control,. >> right. >> bill: womens reproductive rights are under assault in the united states. >> he doesnt believe in many things. is he against -- >> bill: one man. >> they are all joining him. is he going crazy and they have all decided to jump on that crazy train. >> bill: who is they all? >> all of the republicans. >> bill: every one of them? i havent heard ron paul. >> ron paul is playing his own game at the moment. >> bill: gingrich isnt ther...

Because rick santorum doesnt believe in birth control,. >> right. >> bill: womens reproductive rights are under assault in the united states. >> he doesnt believe in many things. is he against -- >> bill: one man. >> they are all joining him. is he going crazy and they have all decided to jump on that crazy train. >> bill: who is they all? >> all of the republicans. >> bill: every one of them? i havent heard ron paul. >> ron paul is playing his own game at the moment. >> bill: gingrich isnt ther...