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Independents in a general election race. >> you were out in iowa. according to the fox news entrance polls, who got the tea party vote? rick santorum with about 30%. mitt romney had about 20 as did paul, gingrich with 15. andrea, one of the reasons we're talking about this, there's an interesting, provocative, if you will, op ed in the l.a. times yesterday asking is the tea party over and one of the things they said is regarding iowa, the three candidates who were closest to the tea party line, michelle bachmann, rick perry and newt gingrich sank straight to the bottom of the pool. >> well, th...

They rolled their eyes thought oh, jeez. he crossed over so many times. that is what they feel about mitt romney. again, he needs conservative support. he needs tea party support. that is who romney needs to get. bachmann or perry. >> bob: new hampshire a different state than iowa. that is the reason they often split the outcome. new hampshire is a much more secular state. much more concerned about the economic issues and much legislation value oriented. probably have the largest pro-choice republican base in new hampshire, because the motto is live free or die. i think that mccain, remember, ...

♪ ♪ >> kimberly: i love it. all right. time now for one more thing. our favorite new segment, right? an degreia, you have something for us. >> andrea: michele bachmann, we touched on her briefly. kudos to her for running a top-notch campaign. she never took the bait from the media. she was unfairly criticized for headaches. listen, the main stream media gives me headaches every day. >> kimberly: literally. >> andrea: this woman is remarkable. attorney, raised 20-some kid. it can't keep anorchid alive in my apartment. something that the conservatives and the republican party should be proud...

After it in their way of thinking. the catholic vote here, john, it's 40% of the vote in the states i talked about. in wisconsin, michigan, ohio and indiana. i mean, so i think liberals have got to take rick santorum very seriously at this point. and, of course, money is going to have everything to do with it. >> yeah. they should take him seriously. they should also take seriously the fact he isn't just talking about abortion and same-sex marriage. >> no, he's not. >> every one of his speeches involves an address that talks about manufacturing. >> yeah, we're going to talk about that. >> brin...

Indiana. i mean, so i think liberals have got to take rick santorum very seriously at this point. and, of course, money is going to have everything to do with it. >> yeah. they should take him seriously. they should also take seriously the fact he isn't just talking about abortion and same-sex marriage. >> no, he's not. >> every one of his speeches involves an address that talks about manufacturing. >> yeah, we're going to talk about that. >> bring jobs back to the united states. >> you bet. we're going to touch on that later in the show. john nichols. great to have you with us tonight. in iow...