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Muddy up opponents in the primaries. >> well, true you and the -- part of the problem with the long nomination process, bleeding down the resources with the republican candidates, however, i will say that whoever is nominated on the republican side and the president, all going to have plenty of money at the general election. both sides raised way too much money, waste too much money and we really need a different -- to reform the way we finance our campaigns. that is another issue. >> now, mark,...

Wrong so far. i think its clear that romney has to win michigan and lets be frank, there isnt a jeremy lin type situation when it comes to presidential politics. there is an operation. there is an infrastructure that has to be put in place and to come out with this hail mary pass this day and age would be an overwhelming task that i just dont know if that is something someone can do. if anyone can do that. but there is a lot going on here and the president is coming out smelling like roses right...

Message for 258 days. and yet a whopping 58% wish someone else was in the race. thats 6 in 10 gop voters. thats nuts! but whats more unbelievable is how republicans insist this process is helping, not hurting. >> in america, we believe that competition strengthens us. competition elevates our game. competition will lead us to victory in 2012. >> is a longer process better for the party? >> i think its a great thing. >> it is a great thing. for democrats. check this out. 67% think the nomination ...

>> congress needs to pass an extension of the payroll tax cut and unemployment insurance without drama and without delay and without needs to pass this without drama and delay and without linking it to some other ideological side issues. weve been through this before, remember? weve seen this movie. we dont need to see it again. the time for self-inflicted wounds to our economy has to be over. >> lets go straight to cnn congressional correspondent kate bouldan. kate, this is a surprisi...

Do you think it will be good for any gop candidate to be battle tested? >> the whole point of the nomination process and the primary process is really to go through and look at all of the different candidates and figure out who really can best articulate the conservative message. we need a clear conservative with a clear choice against president barack obama if we are to win in the fall. i think my father newt gingrich because he not only has balanced the budget four times. he reformed welfare a...

>> ron paul talked a lot about gathering delegates along the road that that has been his challenge, all the candidates challenge. instead of focusing on winning, were picking up delegates and competing. he did want a win here, admitted earlier that would have been a boost for his campaign. but when it cop down to it he talks a lot about the delegates hes hoping this will help as things get closer in this nomination process. >> harris: as we look at the total picture leading up to the convention ...

From cpac that conservatives still want another candidate to get in there and run? >> theyre not naming anyone specifically anymore. but i am getting a sense from actually elder party leaders that they want to see a brokered convention. peggy noonan wrote earlier this week in the wall street journal that a republican governor, has suggested she should be calling it a contested convention not a brokered convention. and i got an e-mail from an iowa republican official who said you need to know abo...

There are a limited number of them, but they are committed. i dont think the straw polls predict anything about the republican nomination process. >> a lot of this has been about how, you know, flee of what you can be. a criticism of romney is he has a great game plan and isnt able to adjust along the way. this is a small adjustment, but would you expect santorum to work the presidents decision into this speech? >> absolutely. this is the perfect opportunity for romney, quite frankly to speak to...

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flipping things. >> and the burning question i just had to ask about her father. >> be honest, have you ever had a word with him about his hair? also, only in america, could a 63" asian american kid from harvard come off a bench and save a nba team. why everyone in new york has lynn sanity. this is "piers morgan tonight." >> good evening. a cry country in crisis. police a cinderella story to only happen in america. we begin with presidential politics. rick santorum blasting barack ob...