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Frontrunner. >> none of these guys are the head of the debate team? let me move to puerto rico and illinois. there is a delegate problem there, right? pat? >> yes. there is a delegate problem. it turns out that the invincible romney campaign, they had to depend on the state treasurer to file the delegates. they raced in and notearized them illegally and they are challenging santorrum. both sides are saying they will let this go. how could this happen? we have seen the same thing in puerto rico, ...

Samoa tonight. is it possible, john, looking at the delegate problem which the mitt romney campaign is now saying over and over again its delegates, delegates, delegates, not wins, wins, wins, does rick santorum have a delegate problem and can he fix it? >> he has a big delegate problem. he may not be able to get to 1,144 given the way delegates are allocated in the process and the size of mitt romneys lead right now. i understand why mitt romneys campaign is making a math argument. theres also ...

Left. that said, let me give you the good news or the bad news. ohio has a history of having 3% to 12% its vote uncounted on election night. what does that mean? if the margin is less than 2 percentage points tonight. nbcs not calling this race, nobody will be calling this race. theres every chance we cant call this race tonight. we have a couple models that indicate the margin between romney and santorum could be less than a quarter of 1%. what does that mean? automatic recount, believe it or n...

Alaska and doing well in north dakota where democrats and independents can vote in the caucus which is a 6-9 event tonight. there are places where there are safe votes for all and it is interesting in this regard. the popular vote may not necessarily dictate who gets the delegates particularly in ohio. it is possible that rick santorum could win the popular vote in ohio and romney could win the delegate problem. >>shepard: busy day for you and the election team. president obama held the first pr...

His best efforts trying to shake the label of being an out of touch rich guy. i dont think that standing next to donald trump the rich guy and having buildings were name on them. >> dave: and aside from the delegate problem i know that rick santorum have, do the demographics favor someone like him, a little more less affluent and evangelical. >> he seems to be doing well and santorum does well in the heartland, like iowa where you have a lot of social conservatives and santorum seems to do very ...

So its an important state in that respect. but its an important test of rick santorum, can he win these white-blue collar workers he is able to attract, he says. i think its very clear test here. well see if that is case on tuesday. >> gregg: there may be a systemic problem for santorum. doesnt he e have a delegate problem in terms of slate in ohio which means romney could lose the popular vote in ohio but win more delegates? >> right. i see there is going to be some contest even after what goes...

Sweeps american samoa tonight. is it possible looking at the delegate problem with which the mitt romney campaign is now saying over and over again its delegates, delegates, delegates, not wins, wins, wins, does he have a big delegate problem? >> he has a big delegate problem. he may not be get to 144 given the way theyre allocated and the size of his lead. i understand why mitt romney campaign is making a math argument but theres a political argument santorum can make as he gets closer to a one...