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System for mitt romney, what rules do you think they changed to mitt romney's benefit? >> of course florida was moved up because it was a state that would help him, nevada and arizona were moved up because they were states with large lds population. it was proportional in the south, so that if romney pulls 20, 30% in the south, but because of his faith, a lot of evangelicals go do gingrich or santorum or would have gone to another candidate he still would get something. he wouldn't be shutout. in a winner take all, if he's shutout in the south he can't get the nomination because remember, the ...

To go through a decision making process toward picking a nominee for president. after iowa and new hampshire, south carolina, florida, nevada, missouri and colorado, we might have to change it again when they vote and count, rick santorum has won four states, mitt romney has won three, newt gingrich won one state. now we are down to four, but one of them has won in at least one state. the only one of these guys who hasn't won is ron paul. he seems the happiest in his "i just lost another primary or caucus" speech. he's happy and he has something up his sleeve. >> we have to remember the straw ...

Could win. again, we may well win in minnesota. and do far better in colorado than yesterday's polls indicate. i want to explain what i think is going on here. i sort of need a prop. i don't have a prop. let's say these are the people at the caucus, the people at the caucus love rick santorum, we love rick santorum. after the caucus meets, and they vote on who they support, the people running the caucus, the local republican officials say okay, people, you've expressed your views, you love rick santorum, you can leave now if you want but we'll stick around and do party business. you can stay o...

The votes overruled by a single state appointed manager. yet, even though benton harbor's locally elected officials had no power, a hallowed out husk of their former democracy remain. in november, benton harbor held elections. they chose a new mayor, for instance. when it came time for the mayor to take the step of picking a mayor pro tem, a deputy mayor, the new mayor was not allowed to do that. the emergency manager had to carry out the mundane step for him, because only the emergency manager has power to do anything in that town anymore. now benton harbor has a powerless, elected mayor and ...

Not nearly as amazing as the media freakout this week over a rule the obama administration finalized three weeks ago. mandating health insurance coverage without a co-pay for contraception, a rule that is a lot like the laws in effect in 28 states. in fact, the obama administration's rule was less stringent than the existing rules in these state where everybody has to cover birth control, no exceptions, not even for churches. the obama rule let churches out of the requirement, nonetheless republicans have been very very angry about the idea, they want hospitals and universities affiliated with...