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More than halfway through, according to the gingrich and santorum campaigns, they argue that louisiana represents the equivalent of half time, for those necessary for the nomination. more than 25 states voting in territories, et cetera and mitt romney has won the majority as well as the delegates. not anywhere near the 1144 needed to clinch the nomination and here in louisiana, rick santorum is favored. the former pennsylvania senator has been ahead in virtually every poll the last couple of wee...

Time to go through the review? i think the answer is they wanted to create a political issue that should have allowed that process to run the legitimate questions. why havent senate democrats passed a resolution in 1,040 days. >> you understand that in the senate. there are lots of things we havent been able to pass. a lot is procedural. >> doesnt take 50 votes it takes 61. we have deep divisions in the congress between the house and the senate and that has complicated our ability to get these t...

Convention floor? is that the path you can see to getting a nomination? >> i want to take it to a dialogue during a 6 owe day period between the last primary and the convention. we live in an age of television, radio, you tube, what have you. i could imagine a dialogue that says who is the right person and whether its one of the four of us or someone else. the question is who is the person capable of defeating barack obama? and who is the person representing the values in the republican party? i...

Is that the path you can see to getting a nomination? >> i want to take it to a dialogue during a 6 owe day period between the last primary and the convention. we live in an age of television, radio, you tube, what have you. i could imagine a dialogue that says who is the right person and whether its one of the four of us or someone else. the question is who is the person capable of defeating barack obama? and who is the person representing the values in the republican party? i think the challen...

Convention floor? is that the path you can see to getting a nomination? >> i want to take it to a dialogue during a 6 owe day period between the last primary and the convention. we live in an age of television, radio, you tube, what have you. i could imagine a dialogue that says who is the right person and whether its one of the four of us or someone else. the question is who is the person capable of defeating barack obama? and who is the person representing the values in the republican party? i...

win in the deep south. he wins the alabama and mississippi primaries. we look ahead to the next contest and track the money game. parts of boston still without power after a transformer fire triggers a major blackout. the fire started last night in a garage in the back bay area of the city. thick black smoke poured into the streets forcing officials to close roads and subways. at the peak of the blackout more than 20,000 homes and businesses lost power. we begin in depth this morni...

The message that they want and not have some unknown group taking a hit on their behalf and then disconnecting themselves. >> see, i think one of the things thats so disinjen with us abouuousabout the super pack. i had nothing to do with that and i want them to stop it, wink, wink. are you kidding me? they know the donors. not like they dont. legally they cannot pick up the phone and call the super pack and say please stop that ad. they cant do that. franklin, i think the better -- frankly, i th...

Theres no ability for the candidate and the super pac. the legal idea. no hand holding, no collusion, it has to be kept independent and clearly theyre created and the entire purpose is to help one candidate and therefore, to hurt one or more of the others. and here is something that many do not know. 59 million dollars have been spent by the super packs in television advertising and how much the candidates have spent, about 18 million. so its almost 3-1 mix as to $3 of super pack money for every...

Are in other parts of the country. do they have the same problem with them? >> whether you are evangelical or not jobs are important. he is doing well across the board on those. if your social ishg ue is the on -- issue is the only reason you are voting jobs are important. mitt romney will compete for your vote thats what he is doing in mississippi and alabama. >> do you believe newt gingrich and rick santorum when they say they are in the race all of the way to contention regardless of what hap...

>> yes, governor. i was curious. why is it that theres no accountability between the candidate and the ads ran by super pacs because i would like to know that they are portraying the message that they want and not have some unknown group taking a hit on their behalf and then disconnecting themselves. >> see, i think one of the things thats so disinjen with us abouuousabout the super pack. i had nothing to do with that and i want them to stop it, wink, wink. are you kidding me? they know the dono...