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In an away game. not sure it's a function of who is the genuine conservative here. santorum really connects with people in a way that governor romney doesn't seem to do. i'm from western new york. when santorum talk about being from coal country, i get that. i get why that would be really appealing to people in the states where he has won. romney does well. a big divide is income. romney does well amongst wealthier voters. santorum aside from making the social conservative feel confident he is an absolute categorically conservative guy, i also think he just kind of connects with them a little ...

states. he says he's staying in. now the questions are can santorum find a path to challenge romney? it would be easier if gingrich gets out. the math, the rules, the history. everything tells you it's still romney over the long hall into may and june. but you know what? our politics have been outside the rules. we elected our first african-american president. the tea party movement came out of nowhere. so let's watch. santorum's going to puerto rico. then we have a big primary in illinois. back to the midwest where if you look at the demographics, should be a romney state. >> puerto...

>> let me tell you, i believe the republican party has done a good job in reaching out to the hispanic community, however we need to do more. it is not about the faces that actually are going to be seen in our ticket in november. it's about the values that will be behind those faces. the hispanic community share many values with the republican party. we have to stress those rarlz f regardless of who appears on our ticket. >> do you like the idea of a vice presidential ticket? >> i love my job and i want to stay here if i can and i enjoy what i'm doing. i look forward to another four ...

alabama and hopefully the folks in mississippi did -- we did? i guess. >> how happy is he? how happy is his family? back with us right now, our expert cnn team. john, this is a very significant night for rick santorum. just when so many of the so-called experts were saying romney had it all but done, not is fast. >> could romney lock it up or another revival for newt gingrich. he loses in the two south states. he says he's staying in. now the questions are can santorum find a path to challenge romney? it would be easier if gingrich gets out. the math, the rules, the history. everythi...

There. after this, it will be a drip, drip effect. but a more accelerated drip for mitt romney. much like michigan was for romney do or die, that is the same pressure that rick santorum feels tonight. he must perform well or people will ask him what are you doing in this race? >> bret: brit? >> we are past the point where we talk about momentum or perception. this is about delegates. more than 400 available tonight. 419 available tonight. at the end of the night, the way to look at it is not look to any individual state. some are larger and important but to look at how the totals, look at nigh...