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>> our goal was to take out one-third of the delegates and possibly slightly better than that. i think we will exceed that goal. >> your goal wasnt to win one of these states? >> i dont think that anyone expected to win alabama or mississippi. as mitt said early on in the campaign, this was an away game for him and i think that is true. >> this is a delegate contest. like i said our goal was to come in, take a third of the delegates. >> keeping them honest on the claim that nobody expe...

that. i think we will exceed that goal. its important to -- >> your goal wasnt to win one of these states? >> i dont think anybody expected mitt to win alabama or mississippi. as mitt said early on in the campaign, that this was an away game for him. i think thats -- i think thats true. look, this is a delegate contest and like i said, our goal was to come in, take a third of the delegates. >> keeping him honest on that claim that nobody expected him to win alabama or mississippi. in f...

possible spin on romneys failure to win in alabama or mississippi. >> our goal was to take out one third of the delegates and possibly do slightly better than that. i think we will exceed that goal. its important to -- >> your goal wasnt to win one of the states? >> i dont think anybody expected mitt to win alabama or mississippi. as mitt said early on in the campaign, that this was an away game for him, and i think thats true. look, this is a delegate contest. and like i said, our goa...

age i have say long friend. >> long time. im thrilled to be here. >> nice to have you. will cain is here as well. we all know will cain. back again. got lots to talk about this morning. our "starting point" though is rick santorum waking up a big winner this morning as he swept all three states last night. strong victories in missouri and in minnesota. and a nail baiter win in the state of colorado. santorum says it is not just a victory for him but for the party overall. >> tonight wa...

be changing. an american research group poll out today shows newt gingrich surging ahead of mitt romney. 40% of south carolinas likely primary voters according to this poll say they would vote for gingrich. romney falls behind to just 26%. mid-week gingrich and romney were in a dead heat. south carolina is a big state but somehow this morning both gingrich and romney campaigned at the same greenville restaurant at the same time. but romney avoid ad showdown by arriving 45 minutes early...

From the opposing party if the candidate wins the nomination. my own sense of this is that mitt romney to cite one is a better candidate for the battle hes been n. he was notably better when perry got in and zoomed to the top of the polls back in iowa. he sharpened his performances if his debates and did better. he attacked perry as well. after new hampshire i think the romney campaign gave up gingrich for dead, he finished fifth. gingrich made an extraordinary recovery in south carolina. romney...

Publicly brought up gingrichs marital history. it could be an issue for him. i think the gingrich campaign knows that. clearly romneys campaign knows that. the calculation on the part of mitt romney is that evangelical voters are going to turn from gingrich to romney, but if they go somewhere else, it helps romney down the road. >> gregg: "new york times" pointed out that the top two candidates are mormon and roman catholic. does that matter to evan jet kals, many of whom are pros test tenant or...