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Why arent you getting out of the race. its whats happening to gingrich. you can see the effect of that. if romney wins in illinois after florida and michigan, its the narrative of the santorum campaign. it will be tougher if he couldnt win what is a one-on-one race. that was the big premise. >> well see tonight. >> i look at russells note this morning. >> russell lovelady. >> the lovelady is in. one quote after another from illinois republicans who say on the record, im not excited about romney....

In the past, feeling disconnected from their nominee, how concerned is the obama campaign team about this in the long run? >> its a complicated topic. for a period, they were more indignant about it. now, they recognize its something they must address. they are hope is when theres a republican nominee which will be romney, they put in some of their economic proposals they argue are not favorable to business and go to the social issues that matter to some of the leaders. the big worry they have i...

The economic questions are about freedom, economic freedom, personal freedom. if he can stay on that, hell be okay. well see what happens tonight in the state of illinois where romney, according to many polls has a big lead. >> yeah. lets take a look at those. romney is up by 15 over santorum. this is illinois. romney is up by 14, i mean what do you make of those numbers? >> these are -- i personally like ppp a lot. they get it right more than wrong. they are automated polls. there have been mor...

Said what are you going to do for black people. he said probably nothing. he said im worried about all flori floridans. in this case, its much to do about nothing. >> i agree. i think santorum cares about the unemployment rate. if you listen to him over the course of these months, hes had a problem staying on an economic message and not getting drawn into social issues that have been unproductive for him. he talks about the economy all the time. he has a plan, in his view of what would fix the e...

The arms of those handful of rnc super delegates. somehow overperform in the state conventions that are going to be more conservative than the primary electives themselves. we were gaming out the system. if the demographics dont lie here, right, and they trade states and santorum wins a wisconsin win in indiana, win in oregon, places where there are evangelical places to perform. he cant beat romney in a connecticut, new york or california. dont forget texas. put it together and we have romney c...

Republican than santorum is. think about mark kirk. hes more the mold of romney. they tend to be more moderate republicans who do well in illinois. think about the history of illinois governors has not been the history of far right governors. i think romney is more suited to the state than santorum. doesnt mean santorum cant win. you will be more surprised if he wins than romney. >> theres a premise if santorum got romney one-on-one, he had a chance to beat him. the premise gingrichs withdrawal ...

The math could be on the side? >> the math has been impossible for him for a long time to get to. he must knock romney out. the only way to knock him out is beat him in states where you are not expected to win. the southern states that dont do that for him. he needs a win in illinois or wisconsin. i think to weaken romney. again, romney showed strength in so many big states now and no desire to quit. doing well in fund raising. its difficult to see the path now barring a win tonight for him wher...

Parenthesis. romneys are going to be listed first. this should be a big night of delegates for romney. he should get of the 54, i would be shocked if he didnt get 35 of them. >> we heard this could be tight. we heard this could be tight. >> it could be a popular vote. it wouldnt surprise me. we have seen, look at where illinois is. theres a large enough urban center where romney has been doing well. if you just throw the demographics of all the previous elections, you assume romney wins eight to...

Because hes chasing a guy -- im not saying hes a hero but why go home? hes chasing romney, a guy nobody can get excited about. anything can happen. am i wrong? >> hes chasing a guy thats got more votes than he does in the party. its hard to see a path for him. he can shine in tampa. >> it was hard to see a path for santorum sitting at 2% in iowa. >> i was trying to imagine the race where you are chasing thatcher and reagan. >> that would be awesome. >> by the way, you know, i love reagan. thatch...

Paul? can they be any kind of wild card in there to throw anything more toward santorum? i mean, is it still impossible, if they really decide, okay, we are going to get behind santorum? >> well, first of all, paul seems to be working in cahoots with romney. we saw it play out in the missouri caucuses. they have a delegate strategy together. theres a rule in the rnc. this is interesting. if you dont win a plurality of five states you cant be on the vote. you control your delegates but your name ...