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After another. like the one thing he doesnt want to do is tell us how his budget plan is going to balance by the deductions and the loopholes he is going to close because a lot of those are going to be very unpopular particularly with the middle class. so its a fine line for him to walk. its a very difficult task. but if i have to bet, id bet he comes through. i bet this will be a good convention for the republicans. theyll suppress any floor fights. i think christie, ryan, romney will do b, b p...

Nominee is picked? >> lets look at history a little bit. since 1960. there have been four floor fights at conventions. goldwater in 64, humphrey in 68? >> mcgovern in 68 and ford against reagan in 76. all four of those lost. what happens is the first ballot everybody is legally bound. sometimes into the second and third ballot. there is one convention in 1924 that went on 105 ballots and took 15 days and they lost to coolidge in the general election. i think we have to avoid a deadlock. >> greta...

Money when msnbc runs out of air time. the worst thing he has to do is to write himself a check can because he has the nomination and he is not going to give it up. the reason he is emphasizing ohio and he will spend a huge amount of money there and the pac will go after santorum there is because he wants to win this thing, and the biggest danger is if santorum and gingrich stay in it all of the way to the convention and they have floor fights to the platform, and he is continually pushed to the...

Arlen specter signs on for the public option by reconciliation. if there are enough of them, majority leader harry reid says he will work with the us who, the house and members of the caucus in an effort to craft a public option that can overcome procedural obstacles and secure enough votes. >> health care has been knocking me around pretty good. been knocking harry around pretty good. >> the new public option signal set by the president. the party of no. at cpac, this is dr. no. >> we will say ...

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