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Clintons achilles heel. its exactly what you showed in that poll, mika. people are for bernie sanders but thinks hillary will win. shes the head candidate. always been the head candidate. not the heart candidate. that was not her in 2008. obviously it was barack obama eventually. its not her right now. it doesnt mean shes not going to be the nominee but passion matters. passion within the base matters particularly in a general election where we expect the republican base to come out and vote aga...

In south carolina. the question is over time. does the electability -- inevitably argument, is that enough? hes never going to the be heart candidate. hes a head candidate. >> i love election day exit polls. we will know so much. well look at the reporting tonight. its going to be why. >> not polls. but actual voters. >> that does it for this special edition of "andrea mitchell reports" instead of lockup. stay with msnbc throughout the day for nonstop coverage of the voting in south carolina. pr...

This is clearly mitt romney and his colleagues in a photo shoot. but thats not the image of what is going on in the economy and occupy wall street. spread around. then this from your colleague, ken vogal, saying that the campaign spent nearly 20,000 at vineyard vines. so there you go on that. now from your own reporting, you talk to the republican from new york, peter cane, and he said people are looking for gut viscerals. but they will if they are so determined to defeat barack obama and if he ...

Pittsburgh, all of a sudden, communities are a rural community with a member of congress, now that becomes a battlefield. also one of the chief criticisms coming from democrats and some republicans, it would take away the states clout. >> sure would. >> all of a sudden a candidate like president obama or republican nominee doesnt need to stop by pennsylvania any more. >> and pennsylvania has always been a must-win state for democrats. its the state whereof course, in the primary, hillary clinton...

Maybe it will stay herman cain, go back to rick perry, we dont know. what we know, mitt romney is never going to be the heart candidate. if electability as polls suggest is not top of mind concern for republicans in iowa and new hampshire choosing the nominee, it is a hard hurdle for mitt romney to clear. hes not going to be the guy they love. he has to be the guy they like and like a lot more than president obama. >> chuck todd, what are the warning signs for the president here in head to head ...

The other thing i would go out there, when you look at the attributes, electability and experience, shares values position. 20 point advantage in both sides over electability and experience. >> romneys virtues are not a virtue in this election year, chris alyssa. if you look at the apology, it shows people want values voters. >> and if that poll is right, and thats a huge warning sign for him, the only way he wins this election is a model of the primaries where john kerry was the candidate peopl...