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Plane fast and want to talk about it. no doubt about that. these states, mississippi and alabama had the largest percentage of evan yell i cal voters so far. 81% in mississippi, 73% in alabama. it would seem to me there is also a higher percentage of evangelicals in all states than 2008. 48% this year, compared to 37% in 2008. is this going to be rough terrain for mitt romney? it would seem to me, chris, if mitt romney were to get one of these two states tonight, this would be a big win with the...

Democrats have a 15, 20-point advantage over republicans among women voters, that leaves 30% of women who are still with republicans in spite of all the public positions theyre taking. santorum -- women voters, with all due respect, women voters dont just vote as women. they vote as conservatives. they vote as christians. and rick santorum is a great fit. if you have a christian conservative who is also a woman, and maybe you dont actually care for the other side of the rush limbaugh debate, and...

As time goes on but its difficult to see how that would be the case. he needed to argue that victories in these deep south states which after all in a way is the home of the modern republican party that ronald reagan built, meant that he was the kwiquintessential republica candidate. if he cant prove it tonight, he doesnt have much money in his campaign, he still has support from sheldon adelson, the ad everlson family he can get independent pac support going forward. i think people will begin t...

Losing it. where you are talking about a situation where democrats have a, what, 15, 20-point advantage over republicans among women voters, that still leaves 30% of women who are still with republicans in spite of all the public positions theyre taking. santorum -- women voters, with all due respect, women voters dont just vote as women. they vote as conservatives. they vote as christians. and rick santorum is a great fit. if you are a christian conservative who is also a woman, and maybe you d...

In alabama among working women. even after sending out a mailer with a quote from rush limbaugh. karen, you were in alabama. can you explain this one? >> you know, im stunned. the only explanation that i can come up with is, and i think this would be a question id want to go back and ask these women, for these women, did race or in other words conservative values, thats the code, right, trump gender? you know, its still a very conservative state. the racial issues are alive and well in alabama a...

In alabama among working women. even after sending out a mailer with a quote from rush limbaugh. karen, you were in alabama. can you explain this one? >> you know, im stunned. the only explanation that i can come up with is, and i think this would be a question id want to go back and ask these women, for these women, did race or in other words conservative values, thats the code, right, trump gender? you know, its still a very conservative state. the racial issues are alive and well in alabama a...

That would be a problem for him and i think it becomes do illinois conservatives consider him a viable candidate that will be the question i think less for us and more for those illinois conservatives next tuesday will they consider him, certainly hes helped mitt romney tonight, i think that is for sure. >> chuck todd, always a pleasure, great to have you with us. >> thanks, ed. up next, howard fineman on the latest from the campaigns. and republicans are hammering the president on gas prices....

rick santorum has been declared the winner the mississippi republican primary in terms of the vote in mississippi. this is important to say. this is, most of all, a bad night for newt gingrich. lets be honest. its within a great night for risks but mostly, a bad night for newt gingrich. i want you to hear from rick santorum addressing his supporters in lafayette, louisiana, a short time ago. >> we did it again! i just want to say first to the people of alabama, you made a great diffe...

mississippi, rick santorum has been declared the winner tonight in the mississippi republican primary as well in terms of a vote thats in mississippi, 99% of the mississippi vote in. rick santorum projected to win with 33% of the vote. this has most of all, i think this is important to say, because i dont think its the way its being headlined right now, but this is most of all a bad night for newt gingrich. lets be honest. it has been a great night for rick santorum, but its mostly bee...

of the mississippi vote in. rick santorum projected to win with 33% of the vote. this has most of all, i think this is important to say, because i dont think its the way its being headlined right now, but this is most of all a bad night for newt gingrich. lets be honest. it has been a great night for rick santorum, but its mostly been a bad night for newt gingrich. and as a courtesy to the winner tonight, i want you to hear first tonight from rick santorum, because he did win, addressi...