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Analysts, data miners. they sit somewhere in massachusetts, somewhere near boston or belmont, working for romney. theyre thinking whats coming up. we have louisiana. how much ad can we get, how much money put into negative tv advertising just to kill this guy, whoever the guy happens to be, now it is santorum. spend just enough, not a nickel more than necessary, like joe kennedy use to say, i am not paying for a landslide, son. it is so businessy. is that whats going on, john heilemann? >> it is...

Yet as you know, chris, romney campaign has been successful running negative campaigns throughout this primary season, and they do it very well. they have been successfully doing it, they had big financial advantages, put negative ads on the air through the campaign itself or usually more so through the super pac. it has worked for them in the past. i talked to john braybender, rick santorums chief strategist, he is saying we have to stay focused on the economy in illinois. santorum wants to tal...

Who are probably good on the fiscal issues, they like to save the taxpayers money on poor people programs. romney country, right? john? >> yes, yes, sorry, thought you were talk to go david corn. >> yes. talking about rich republicans. >> absolutely. look, chicago suburbs, i went to college at northwestern university. i know the suburbs pretty well, they are culturally, politically aligned to romney. you go to peoria, it is like nashville, not chicago. >> what about the polish people and catholi...

Ads, mainly by attack ads. >> i was inspired by barack obama as everybody knows, dramatically so. i dont know anybody inspired by romney, right left or center. >> what is the romney message? >> i believe this country is a presidential country. if you dont have inspiration at the top, the country is not led. i see nothing in terms of positive from romney. i see smart business, he is a man of business. thank you. have a nice weekend, john heilemann in new york, and david corn, thank you so much, m...

>> i was inspired by barack obama as everybody knows, dramatically so. i dont know anybody inspired by romney, right left or center. >> what is the romney message? >> i believe this country is a presidential country. if you dont have inspiration at the top, the country is not led. i see nothing in terms of positive from romney. i see smart business, he is a man of business. thank you. have a nice weekend, john heilemann in new york, and david corn, thank you so much, my buddy. coming up, repub...

Back to the side show. first up. the joy ride continues. yesterday we had some fun with that infamous, notorious story of mitt romney strapping his dog, fair enough, in a kennel to the top of the car for a long road trip to canada, that will just continue to dog him if you will on the campaign trail. an article by bob shrum suggests he has the role of romneys dog in the presidential race. quote from his column. republican voters are now the political equivalent of mitt romneys famously abused do...

Debt. his healthcare takeover, the blueprint for obama care. romney, more of the same. rick santorum, a bold plan for the middle class. create jobs and cut wasteful spending. red white and blue fund responsible for the content of this ad. >> saw it the other day, reminded me of "the wizard of oz." all black and white until you get to rick santorum, then it bursts into color, chris. it is like the polar opposite of the romney ad. >> except it seems a little more fact, point by point, not just der...

Because rick santorum continues to outperform his polling numbers. i think theres a good reason why. the intensity gap. if on tuesday, you look out the window, it looks like it may be a chance of rain, the romney voters say oh, i dont think so. but the santorum voters say oh, biblical reign? this makes sense. im going to the polls. >> i love it. lets look. here is mitt romney. this is the kill joy of all time. what we have been watching. the absolutely negative ads run by romney, usually by the ...

Works out gender wise, not important, four smart market analysts, data miners. they sit somewhere in massachusetts, somewhere near boston or belmont, working for romney. theyre thinking whats coming up. we have louisiana. how much ad can we get, how much money put into negative tv advertising just to kill this guy, whoever the guy happens to be, now it is santorum. spend just enough, not a nickel more than necessary, like joe kennedy use to say, i am not paying for a landslide, son. it is so bus...

The taxpayers money on poor people programs. romney country, right? john? >> yes, yes, sorry, thought you were talk to go david corn. >> yes. talking about rich republicans. >> absolutely. look, chicago suburbs, i went to college at northwestern university. i know the suburbs pretty well, they are culturally, politically aligned to romney. you go to peoria, it is like nashville, not chicago. >> what about the polish people and catholics there, are they going with santorum? >> they could on cultu...