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>> romney has been going after santorum. last night telling new hampshire voters not to buy into the argument that romneys the most electable candidate. lets listen. >> i love this issue. that i hear all the time. oh, the certain candidate is the most electable. what would give you that impression? when has that candidate ever run as a conservative? gotten any votes? never. so why would you assume that hes the most electable? is it because he raises the most money? dont buy the media hype. dont ...

Which is a more interesting option to me, obviously, because it keeps this game going, lets be honest about it, and it keeps them fighting with each other. for rick santorum to capitalize on a strong second place here next tuesday, does he need for newt gingrich to say, okay, im really going to be an ally now, of santorum? does he need that to happen to win in south carolina? >> not necessarily. i think romney must -- jonathans scenario, i think, has to include romney making a mistake or two. pe...

Super pac spent a lot of money, but he won. and i think some of the people who are playing down his chances now are suggesting that hes under a lot of pressure is early wins matter more than late wins. delegation accumulation is not what matters now, although hes stronger long-term than anybody else, hes going to win some states early, it looks like, maybe the first four. and i think these other candidates like gingrich today told me he thinks he can still be stopped at that point. im not so sur...

Broken? does someone have to do well enough up here next tuesday to come in second and roll into south carolina, and would that person be his main challenger in south carolina, the one who comes in second here? i need an answer. would the person who comes in here second next tuesday night be his main challenger in south carolina? >> yes. heres why. thats the easiest answer. santorum, based on his iowa win, catches fire in the next five days. hes getting a ton of free media coverage. were coverin...

Im not working for him. >> okay, well, that said, lets take a look at the head-to-head matchups with the top tier of republican candidates.with mitt romney. basically 9 president beats newt gingrich handily by nine points. beats ron paul by eight points. there hasnt been enough polling on president obama. and rick santorum, head to head. so given all that, including the shocking fact, todd, that ron pauls within eight points of president obama, which is an amazing revolting development as we use...

Gingrich collapse. if thats not happening here, it would be difficult for santorum to get to the 20s. >> the way romney keeps his leadership without getting boring, he continues to turn every question from every reporter like us as an attack on obama. thats his technique, to avoid being boring. >> one of his huge advantages has been and remains, hes seen as the most electable. republicans who arent wildly enthusiastic about him even against him think that hes our best bet to beat obama. its alwa...

>> no, okay. romney is really benefiting, i think, the messages they have -- romney has everything. he has tons of money. these people dont have opposition research to say, heres something new about romney. all this stuff, new hampshire voters have heard this stuff all year. >> i was struck by something new the other day, which is that the massachusetts health care plan does include coverage for abortion services, which did surprise a lot of us. >> thats a good example. im not sure new hampshire...

Gotten any votes? never. so why would you assume that hes the most electable? is it because he raises the most money? dont buy the media hype. dont buy the lie that you have to be a moderate -- >> so its the media fault again. i love the way they turn this around. its always the medias fault. the gingrich campaign is up with a new ad. this is gingrich going after romneys economic policy. heres gingrich going after romney. lets watch. >> romneys economic plan, timid. parts of it virtually identic...

The gingrich jobs plan, a powerful plan for growing our economy and creating jobs. rebuilding the america we love with bold conservative leadership. >> im newt gingrich and i approve this message. >> you know, that seems almost off message for newt, because hes so much involved in the intramural fisticuffs now with romney. its so personal, and heres an objective case for newt gingrich, when, in fact, all you hear from him is, screw romney. >> i think its a decent ad, but i dont think theres enou...

That left-hand side stuff. im sorry, i dont want to criticize the paper, but i thought it did show its hand there. >> the editorial certainly did on the front page. thats not helpful for santorum. his success is predicated on a gingrich collapse. if thats not happening here, it would be difficult for santorum to get to the 20s. >> the way romney keeps his leadership without getting boring, he continues to turn every question from every reporter like us as an attack on obama. thats his technique,...