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Of a real controlled experiment. we did that big time in the 2000s with the push deregulatory cut taxes at the high end, trickle down supply side agenda. what we saw the just about the worst business cycle for expansion. and so we tried that. been there done that. and i think what we were just talking about is particularly germa germane. if you look at the ryan budget, youre talking about cutting away the safety net, youre talking about reducing the ability of government to help people who need ...

Campaign a whole lot longer. >> ann, lets look at mitt romneys favorability rating. the latest is at 34%. but more importantly, 50% of americans give him an unfavorable rating. can he survive those numbers in the general election. >> those arent good numbers. worse for romney in other numbers weve seen, the more people know about him, the more theyre exposed to him, the less they like him. they have a lot of work to do on that front. we had a couple of stories this week about what hes trying to ...

Santorum and his view on contraception. we have a panel with us tonight. lets look at the latest ppp poll showing that people in illinois favor romney 45% to santorums 30%. lets take a look right now at what santorum said on cbs this morning. >> what im going to do is continue to work hard to make sure there is a conservative who is the nominee of this party. we cannot win this election when we nominate moderates, we dont win elections. >> lets go to john heilemann, people get bitter and petty, ...

Have my receipts, gas prices went up 35 cents from the 9th of march to the 14th of march. and thats problematic because when youre in a agriculture district like i am and folks drive to and from work every day. it makes a difference if they can put food on the table. its tough. >> i understand the challenge and the politics, and its true in every election, lets look, were producing more oil than we ever have in the past. in 2005 we produced 8.3 million barrels a day. were up to 10 million. were ...

President, and who is seeing the hurt? the middle class. tonights side show, seamus strikes again and he has hit the big time. rick santorum was asked to weigh in romneys decision to have have seamus the dog ride out a road trip on the roof of the car. was he willing to cut romney slack on this? >> as far as seamus the dog, look, all i would say is the issues of character are important in this election, and we need to look at all of those issues and make a determination if thats the kind of pers...

Tonights side show, seamus strikes again and he has hit the big time. rick santorum was asked to weigh in romneys decision to have have seamus the dog ride out a road trip on the roof of the car. was he willing to cut romney slack on this? >> as far as seamus the dog, look, all i would say is the issues of character are important in this election, and we need to look at all of those issues and make a determination if thats the kind of person you want to be president of the united states. >> oh, ...

This is a real hardship for folks in my very rural district. last week when i was home, i have my receipts, gas prices went up 35 cents from the 9th of march to the 14th of march. and thats problematic because when youre in a agriculture district like i am and folks drive to and from work every day. it makes a difference if they can put food on the table. its tough. >> i understand the challenge and the politics, and its true in every election, lets look, were producing more oil than we ever hav...

Santorum, talking about scott brown and his dirty joke about santorum and his view on contraception. we have a panel with us tonight. lets look at the latest ppp poll showing that people in illinois favor romney 45% to santorums 30%. lets take a look right now at what santorum said on cbs this morning. >> what im going to do is continue to work hard to make sure there is a conservative who is the nominee of this party. we cannot win this election when we nominate moderates, we dont win elections...

That super pac. were not supposed to. we dont. and so i have no idea on that. >> all right. thank you so much. bob walker, gingrich campaign chair. well bring back our panel now. theyre all still with me. michael, your take on what we heard from bob and moving forward. >> they have a way forward and that way forward is the fact that the rules allowing for greater play among the candidates. theres been a lot of whining and moaning and groaning about this process. dwes what? you can hate the game ...

The field for whoever it is. plus, lets look at the last time santorum had a good night. he finds a way to mess it up. >> he does. he cant help himself. hes going to say something. chris matthews, al sharpton, rachel maddow. thanks for staying with us. well be back with a panel in just a moment. also coming up, nbcs chuck todd will go over the numbers coming out of alabama and mississippi. later, karen finney, eugene robinson and richard wolffe, on whats shaping up to be a great night for ...