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New numbers from the "washington post" and abc news show newt gingrich's surge has lost steam while romney has pulled even with the former speaker. inside the numbers there are still some stark differences. for instance, gingrich still holds a commanding lead among the most conservative republicans, 36% to 22%. dan balls is my colleague and the senior national political correspondent for "the washington post." dan, let's get right into it. the conservative number seems to be important because we know people who are self identified conservative tend to be the ones most likely to vote. does that...

Conservatives. last night, he went on fox, his former employer, to apologize. >> when i make a mistake, and i'm going to on occasion, i want to stand up and share with the american people that was a mistake because that way we can have an honest conversation. >> the washington post's dan balls joins us now for more on newt's botched campaign rollout. let's have an honest conversation. what was he thinking? clearly to me this was no accident. he came on "meet the press," no gotcha questions, he was asked straightforward questions by david gregory and clearly seemed to be wanting to move himself...

They're for him. he needs to seal this deal. he can take the kinds of actions that are necessary. >> luis gutierrez, safe travels. thank you for joining us today. spring break for the president and his budget message, hitting the road this week for town hall meetings, the campaign swing is the first since the the president formally announced his re-election campaign and pair a fund-raising push with an attempt to rally support ahead of the big fight over raising the debt ceiling. meanwhile, republicans are using tax day to hammer a no new taxes message. dan balls is national political report...

He thought about me. >> honoring the life of journalist david broder. washington stopped at noon today. msnbc contributor and managing editor chris silissa among those who worked with and loved david broder. words cannot express how many of us got our start in journalism because of david broder. >> i was there at the national press club to honor david. dan balls, a great political journalist in his own right, said what i thought was the most poignant thing. he said there will not be another one like david broder. he is irreplaceable, and that to me i think really captures it. look, we all aspi...

Funds should go to public broadcasting in general. the money does go to the television and radio and, you know, the fact is there are lots of parts of the country that are not wired. they depend on public radio to get news and they need the money. they are the ones. the big stations get6%. others get up to 15%. >> lisa shepherd, terry smith. thanks very much for joining us on this interesting and controversial topic. david broder was an extraordinary report their did things now considered to be old fashioned. dan balls joins me to remember the late "washington post" columnist. wrench? wrench. ...