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♪ you give love a bad name >> oh, the jerseys coming out this morning. newark mayor cory booker joins our panel. you know if you signed up the whole political thing you could coanchor the show. if you decide presidential bid is not that interesting, we would love to have you. >> you dont get love a bad name. >> thank you. see, he flatters me. you guys dont flatter me. you are back. we love having you. youve advised the buchman campaign and romney campaign. ron braun seownstein, youre...

The -- finally tennessee. nbcs chuck todd, you heard him earlier, said its the second most important state today. 55 delegates at stake today. romneys chance to show he can win in a culturally southern state. it would be a big boost to his electability argument. mike huckabee won here four years ago. santorum is counting on that same christian conservative voter. as in ohio, his lead over romney has been slipping in tennessee. im joined by chris devaney. great to see you. you know your state wel...

possible iranian nuclear weapon. im wolf blitzer and youre in "the situation room." hes made a fortune stoking conservative passions while poking and proding at liberals and rush limbaugh has seen his share of controversies but this time its different. the outrage he sparked when he called a conception advocate a slut and a prostitute has snowballed, one after the other and major advertisers are pulling their ads from his radio show and theres no sign that the uproar is dying down. l...

That santorum says, but romney, i kept waiting for the powerpoint slides. >> although, i would suggest that he needs to keep it a little tightener the future and some of the things go on and on and on. and jonathan, conservatives obviously still a problem for r did win back his electability argument, because if you look at the exit polls, nearly half said that the quality that mattered most is can he beat barack obama and 31% said it mattered the most, the candidate with the most experience. and...

good evening, everyone. im erin burnett. it is an absolutely gorgeous night here in the high desert. high stakes in the high desert, because we are live in mesa, arizona. in just one hour, the candidates will face off in what could be the -- everyone hear that bird? im sure you hear it too. must be excited to go "outfront." well, it has been a bruising and surprising primary season, and its going to be a really big debate tonight. what a difference from the last time these men shared a...

Michigan, in arizona, 57-17. you sit there and you say, okay, romney has been pushing this electability argument for lamb year now. it is actually not working, make that argument not working, look at the numbers, doesnt matter, you still have sizable chunks saying, well, i still want somebody else. >> yeah i mean, romneys strong suit. you know, he has always been a tough fit in terms of the tea party and the evangelical christians and the very conservative base of the gop. so the romney numbers ...

was the only tv producer invited to whitney houstons funeral from any network. so well have not only the inside look, but also the explanation from bobby brown as to why he bailed on the ceremony. >> did you hear about the deadly avalanche near a ski resort in washington state. skiers buried in snow after falling 1500 feet. there were warnings of high avalanche danger. they were not supposed to be in that area. reports were it was an out-of-bounds area they were skiing in. we have all ...

The expectations they dont expect it. >> they say they will be happy with the second place. you are leading in the polls and say you are happy to be in second place. that means to me you wont wind up in first place. but just think, if santorum won in michigan, romney home state, it would mean he is a real candidate. not someone around for primaries but someone who can win the nomination. it would destroy romney electability argument, which is not in good shape anyway. it would extend the campaig...

The expectations they dont expect it. >> they say they will be happy with the second place. you are leading in the polls and say you are happy to be in second place. that means to me you wont wind up in first place. but just think, if santorum won in michigan, romney home state, it would mean he is a real candidate. not someone around for primaries but someone who can win the nomination. it would destroy romney electability argument, which is not in good shape anyway. it would extend the campaig...

And you have president obama beating mitt romney 48 to 42. steve kornacki, thats statistically identical. so if romney loses the electability argument, as we saw him lose it in south carolina, with south carolina primary voters, they said they thought newt gingrich had a better electability posture than romney did. if hes losing it nationally, which is what that "new york times" poll is, what is left of the romney campaign. >> and thats whats so interesting to me about santorums rise. because i ...