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Get out of it because their campaigns are out of money, and i think us a look ahead tonight, i think no matter what the outcome is and the order of finish, its going to be a pretty good night for governor romney because i think its tough to see scenarios where senator santorum and ron paul in particular will have much staying power. >> in terms of who might go home tonight, who is most at risk of doing so poorly that its the end of their campaign? >> clearly michele bachmann. governor perry is i...

The republican side. we have a feature on our side they dont have. if you dont get to 15% youre allowed to re-caucus and vote a second time for a candidate that you may like. its an automatic process. ed, i agree with you. i think santorum going to win tomorrow. paul coming in second. romney coming in third. thats a problem for romney. everybody knows ron paul is not going to get the nominee. santorum could be the nominee. because when they go to south carolina, santorum is a viable candidate. w...

Sharing the headline, see what im saying? >> if theres a 1% or 2% -- >> i hope the editors of "newsweek" and "time" are watching. >> right back to rachel. take it away, rachel. >> still ahead, much more from ed schultz, steve schmitt, lawrence odonnell and reverend al sharpton here in new york and well be talking with one of mitt romneys senior advisers, ben ginsberg. youre watching msnbcs coverage of the iowa caucuses. [ woman ] my boyfriend and i were going on vacation, so i used my citi thank...

>> it was food to see congress do the right thing for millions of working americans but it was only possible because you added your voices to the debate. as i said before, were at a make or break moment for the middle class. as president, i promise to do everything i can to make america a place where hard work and responsibility are rewarded. one where everyone has a fair shot and everyone does their fair share. >> for more, lets turn to jonathan alter, msnbc political analyst, and "bloomberg vi...

>> richard, let me ask you. if he gets 400 delegates are more going the caucus states and gets a big speech position at the national convention, what effect would that have on the republican party? >> youre going to see things like closing down whole departments in the federal government will become mainstream. were already seeing steve forbes crazy idea of flat tax go mainstream. for republicans. again, not for americans, but for republicans, ron paul is having that effect right now. he can tak...

So you carry a lot of weight in this state. to send a message on which way were going, for the status quo. believe me, you dont have to worry about the choice if you choose another candidate, because the others represent the status quo. >> last week in newton, iowa, i didnt see him ask the way he did right there. by the way, another candidate once used caucus to his advantage. his name is president barack obama. lets turn to joan walsh, editor at large, salon.com. msnbc political analyst, richar...

Powerful. its not going to take him to the nomination, but he can have an influence. >> richard, let me ask you. if he gets 400 delegates are more going the caucus states and gets a big speech position at the national convention, what effect would that have on the republican party? >> youre going to see things like closing down whole departments in the federal government will become mainstream. were already seeing steve forbes crazy idea of flat tax go mainstream. for republicans. again, not for...

Seeing a big rise from him on thursday night then an even bigger spike going into friday night. we got together on saturday morning, we saw the final numbers. his numbers just rocketed. heres something thats really important to remember, ed. his electability numbers where republicans are saying who offers the best shot at toppling the president next november are nowhere near mitt romney. gingrich despite his incredible collapse in the poll is polling in at 13%. rick santorum numbers are only 7% ...

Because its not in his nature to act that way. part of 2012, ed, is going to be whether barack obama wants to get re-elected enough that he can do some political things that dont come naturally to him. >> joy-ann reid, jonathan alter, great to have you with us. thanks so much. you have to see what happens when eric cantor is confronted with the truth about ronald reagan. thats next. stay with us. [ male announcer ] to the 5:00 a.m. scholar. the two trains and a bus rider.

Because its not in his nature to act that way. part of 2012, ed, is going to be whether barack obama wants to get re-elected enough that he can do some political things that dont come naturally to him. >> joy-ann reid, jonathan alter, great to have you with us. thanks so much. you have to see what happens when eric cantor is confronted with the truth about ronald reagan. thats next. stay with us. ♪