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To our math, that mitt romney isnt going to reach that 1144 mark. thats our challenge. he has the delegate lead. but when he actually wraps up that magical number, it wont be for quite a while. he might not even do it after the last primary on june 26th. >> it looks like newt gingrich was crunching the math just like you were. you heard him say mitt romney may not get to the convention. >> well, right. and so thats -- thats the challenge for newt gingrich. actually the challenge for rick santoru...

>> lets get right to our political panel. joining us from washington. msnbc contributor john capehart, opinion writer for the "washington post." you know im coming back to jonathan. and joining me in new york, the senior political writer for politico and msnbc contributor tow toure. im going to start with you. gingrich is down there in louisiana stumping hard this week. so is santorum. who will be the last guy standing come the end of saturday? >> well, it depends on whether were doing the short...

Energy and enthusiasm they will have? is it enough in virginia, colorado, new mexico to be the difference. >> bills right. there are a lot of point as long the way to add to the passion behind a campaign. but look, passion is measured in a lot of ways quantifiable. mitts raised more money than anyone else. people are passionate giving money, a check for $1,000, 50 bucks hes got more than 1 million votesing doubled down in terms of delegate lead. were giving mitt a hard time and hes got indicator...

were only a day away from a crucial primary that could determine where this republican marathon is headed. fresh off a run away win in puerto rico, mitt romney is now looking to score big in illinois. rick santorum needs a strong showing as he tries to deny romney the nomination. the two rivals have long since taken off the gloves, but now they have put on some brass knuckles as well. our national correspondent jim accosta is in chicago with the very latest. >> the top two gop contende...

Out from under you. even though barack obama had lost three big states or two big states in rhode island, he was focused on one thing, delegates. while he lost the votes, he was behind the scenes made sure he hadnt lost in delegates. even though mitt romney lost alabama and mississippi, here is a message from his campaign today. "tuesdays results actually increased governor romneys delegate lead. opponents moves closer to their date of mathematical elimination." that sounds so final, doesnt it? ...

And havent built a new one since 1979. were committed to atomic energy and we have to go that direction and build a bridge to alternative energy. thats a trillion dollar bet and we have to make it now. >> finally, labor unions in this country. they dont have them in china. >> one of the issues with labor that frustrates me is right this minute, there are two million jobs available in the united states. these jobs dont need to be created. they need to be filled. and city by city, we literally hav...

Even though barack obama had lost three big states or two big states in rhode island, he was focused on one thing, delegates. while he lost the votes, he was behind the scenes made sure he hadnt lost in delegates. even though mitt romney lost alabama and mississippi, here is a message from his campaign today. "tuesdays results actually increased governor romneys delegate lead. opponents moves closer to their date of mathematical elimination." that sounds so final, doesnt it? this is a delegate f...

Lets take a look at some more of the things that have been going on here. here is richard beeson from the team romney on the mathematical realities. because this is what its come down to. the argument that theyve got the numbers. here it is, according to politico, "while rick santorum is taking a victory lap after alabama and mississippi, the fact remains that nothing has changed or advanced his chance of getting the republican nomination. tuesdays results actually increased governor romneys del...

morning. ets its going to go like that today. also joining us is jeff toobin the cnn senior legal analyst. thank you for joining us and hank of political strategist, iconic political strategist. nice to have you joining us. >> thank you. >> lots to get to. the afghan man who hijacked a car and then breached security, drove on to the runway in kabul just as the pentagon chief leon panetta was landing. that man has died. he died from burns he received after he lit himself on fire. we lea...

What does the race look like? >> illinois is a strange state. paul kirk won a republican primary for senate. but the extreme conservative candidate won the primary for governor. and, of course that, was the only reason that pat green got re-elected. i think its going to be a close race. i think in illinois the money could make a difference. you could see romney do what he did in michigan and ohio, sort of a narrow victory. but, chris this is deja vu all over again. remember in march and april an...