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Billgates, steve jobs. the reality is under president obamas administration, they would have found it much, much more difficult, if not impossible to innovate and invent and create. under dodd-frank, they would have struggled to get a loan from their bank. a regulator would have shut down the wright brothers for their dust pollution and the governor would have banned the lightbulb. yeah, they just did. >> today, illinois goes to the polls. >> can i say quickly, mika? >> yeah. >> im a republican....

Less likely. romney has a chance to win this big enough to be convincing and compelling. >> if he wins big, what does the calendar look like in the future? is it great news for him? i have it made? >> if he wins big, if romney wins big, it becomes two things the romney people have argued that become much more accepted. one is santorum cant get to a majority and romney, can. then wisconsin in a few weeks becomes almost the whole deal. if an sore um cant win in wisconsin. if he cant win tonight or...

>> a $34 bill. >> they won iowa that night and nine other states. thats unbelievable. it is the opposite of the romney machine, which, again, you talk to these people in illinois, they are just -- people are not excited. i have a few people on twitter who say nasty things about me. they are excited about romney. >> only a few? >> no, that say things about romney. its how i tell. >> okay. all right. you have done good. now its time to wrap it up. the republicans do unveil their budget today. we a...

In your op-ed clarifying the choices. >> right. >> we are going to have a big argument about that this year. do you expect governor romney is going to be on board for this budget? >> yes. >> and, if you have a presidential election that is fought largely on these terms versus romneys and yours therefore, if the will of the people is that they prefer the presidents approach to this, are you red dou go along and help him inact his vision of reform in congress next year? >> his vision of reform is ...

And start running his general election campaign. this is his house. this is the best setting and the best subject for mitt romney. when he gets off on contraception and social issues and anything else, actually, anything other than business, hes got a problem. but, well see if the business community has disenchantment with obama. well see how enchanted they get with romney and, you know, i imagine well have that chance. >> lets go to our game change, guys. the game change boys here. is the obama...

10, so many business leaders, democrats that never voted for a republican before believing that this guy, when it came to business just didnt get it? doesnt understand american economic greatness? >> that have been a uniform view in the business community and a real disappointment to them. he doesnt have anyone around him that gets it, either. its been a hard problem to fund raise out of that group. its like pulling teeth to get people to write checks. people who were their big supporters. >> eu...

Group in april for santorum, pennsylvania, which is his home state and wisconsin where he can pull off an upset. if he can get through april, may is a better month for santorum. the race moves to the southern and plains states where hes done better. its a good run for romney throughout april. santorum needs to win something other than pennsylvania to continue to demonstrate viability. romney is in good shape. h hes made it through his hard part of the calendar. >> over the next month or so, sant...

The wright brothers home. he has a traveling tour. at the headquarters you have a very dysfunctional management style not doing the basic things of campaigns. they sent yard signs to michigan where he wasnt in play. in florida, they didnt have any of the ground game they needed. at the moment, you have newt gingrich, his campaign manager and the rest of the campaign is in shambles. he has all the looks of a campaign. newt says hes going to tampa. >> the campaign is slowly expiring. >> why is tha...

The nomination. >> what are they trying to do? >> trying to keep romney from getting it. can they keep him from getting to 1144. then somehow, in a contested convention end up with the nomination. he would have to win 65% of the remaining delegates. its not going to happen. he cant get to 1144 by june. theres a way to keep romney from getting there. its hard. its their objective. theres no way to get there. its a formative question for you, chuck. >> look, i agree. theres no -- it would take an ...

Its an unforgiving business. as soon as the narrative is you are out of it, donations drop. coverage drops. its a cycle. less press coverage, less money drives you down. >> you fadeaway. >> why not go to lunch? >> right. >> if you are moot, why get out? >> he needs to win a couple more states or do better to have a big voice at the convention. it may be why hes staying in. >> there are going to be some states where romney comes in third. newt comes in second. pick up as many delegates as you hav...