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>> no, i really dont. what it is, were in the midst of a heated primary battle, and so people are lining up with their candidate and theyre doing so vigorously. i think what people are finding out with rick santorum, why hes doing so well, is that they trust him, they like him. hes a great family man. hes experienced. hes knowledgeable. and i think hell win in those tossup states of pennsylvania and ohio, and i think has why people are giving him that shot he needs to be the nominee of our party...

Abandon the party over rick santorum? >> no, i really dont. what it is, were in the midst of a heated primary battle, and so people are lining up with their candidate and theyre doing so vigorously. i think what people are finding out with rick santorum, why hes doing so well, is that they trust him, they like him. hes a great family man. hes experienced. hes knowledgeable. and i think hell win in those tossup states of pennsylvania and ohio, and i think has why people are giving him that shot h...

a fellow at the institute of politics at harvards kennedy school of government. and steve moore is with us for the first time. economics writer for the "wall street journal" editorial page. thank you for being with us. our "starting point" is super tuesday, of course. ten states will go to the polls today. there are 419 delegates up for grabs and potentially 2 presidential campaign on the line. if you look at the map of todays super tuesday, contest, newt gingrich says hes going to win...

It probably helps santorum because it makes bachmann look weak. but there arent a lot of bachmann poom who are necessarily going to go to ron paul. so on so many levels i think santorums doing well. >> well, john, also the polls make it look like romney will finish at least in the top two. is this big trouble if he doesnt meet expectations here? >> its absolutely -- it is high-stakes stuff. i heard all through the day today that romneys people were going back and forth on whether they should pos...

But there arent a lot of bachmann poom who are necessarily going to go to ron paul. so on so many levels i think santorums doing well. >> well, john, also the polls make it look like romney will finish at least in the top two. is this big trouble if he doesnt meet expectations here? >> its absolutely -- it is high-stakes stuff. i heard all through the day today that romneys people were going back and forth on whether they should position him in iowa on tuesday night or have him be in new hampshi...

Tea party, gingrich won who said they were strong supporters of the tea party. you see the core heart and soul of the party, the same group of folks we told you about in the nbc/"wall street journal" poll, southerner, conservative voters, strong tea party supporters, the heart and soul of gingrich support nationally and you saw it in the state of florida. the question is does that keep holding? on one hand gingrich can say i have a base, i ran a horrid campaign and if i just run a b minus campai...