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Onate aspect of delegate reality. the delegate math. >> i think mitt romney is clearly the front runner. i think he will probably get the 1,144 but i think he has to earn it. weve all three been with each other all during the pros he because we all three understand the number one mission is to defeat barack obama. >> karen, could it be that newt gingrich is beginning to fathom his own irrelevance? >> oh, martin, i think youre being a little too hopeful on that one. dont forget that little clip o...

Reasonable chance for newt gingrich to be a player here? >> yes, i think anybody, when i do the delegate math here, and i think the key date is april 24th. that is the key date. that is the pennsylvania and new york primaries are that day. i think rick santorum has to win his home state of pennsylvania and has to stop romney from getting all 95 out of new york f those two things happen, this race is going to go until at least june 5th because the calendar in may is very friendly towards rick san...

Voter who looked at that exchange with the new york times reporter and is genuinely upset by it? i dont think that there are too many republicans out there who are mortal lee offensed that a republican called out a new york times reporter for asking a question that did in fact distort what he was saying. broader context, maybe a different question, some people might view it as unpresidential, some people might view it as frustration starting to seep out because rick santorum is in a tough store ...

suggests the former pennsylvania senator lacks the temperament to be president. the landmark debate unfolding at the supreme court on this question. did congress over step its authority when it passed the obama administration plan that man dates you to buy health insurance? this morning the supreme court opened three days of oral arguments on whether the presidents healthcare law is unconstitutional. even though cameras arent allowed in the court inside, there were rare audio recordi...

>> again, why the long delay? was race a factor or is this just a local tragedy thats been turned into ideological fodder for television news. mitt romney wins the illinois primary but most of the chatter is about a top aide who likens it to a certain childrens toy ze wanted to talk about his victory but the debate over this iconic childrens toy, the etch-a-sketch threatens to erase all of that. >> our twitter turned that into a viral moment. plus -- >> define that. how far will yo...

A henderson. lets go to the gop primary in louisiana. with this delegate lead, the total number is widening and mitt romneys gap growing. how much will a win in louisiana really buy rick santorum? >> at the most, 20 delegates. he finds himself in a situation, santorum does, with this growing gap in a race all about delegate math and delegate count at this point. he is behind by about 300 delegates at this point. he sort of says, oh, this is romney math and he blames the press for buying into thi...

charlotte, north carolina. the biggest rally taking place last night in sanford, florida. lets look at these image, a mass of people gathering not far from where trayvon martin was shot dead from george zimmerman february 26th, the gathering taking place hours after sanfords police chief temporarily stepped aside but did not step down. the governor of florida has assigned a new special prosecutor to this case as trayvons parents again call for zimmermans arrest. >> i stand before you t...

Chattanooga of all places. great report. >> reporter: thank you. jenna: thank you. jon: volkswagon. the right now the debate intensifies over narrowing the republican field as one gop statesman has a suggestion for rick santorum. it is time to consider dropping out. that advice comes from former senator and presidential candidate bob dole. dole who is supporting mitt romney said he spoke from experience after staying in the 1988 nomination fight too long. dole also said that the delegate math ma...

>> santorum will win this weekend, and it will shift around. but i do think the most important thing that happened last night was newt gingrichs body language saying that mitt romney took a step toward consolidating as front-runner. >> so the most interesting man in the world has suddenly become a bill oreilly body expert. we are doing that now on "morning joe." im going to ask david, you have interviewed all of these candidates and you have watched these candidates and you will very soon i ho...

Folks have been joining together to screw up the delegate math for rick santorum. >> right. well and theres some thought, if you carry it out all the way, theres some thought that the poll people see more of an opportunity long-term in helping out mitt romney versus out helpingous newt gingrich versus rick santorum, the thought being romney falls short of 1144. we go into the summer months. he needs somebody to put him over the top. maybe it could be ron paul. that the point its either platform ...