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"what it takes." romney does what it takes over and over again. it's often mercenary and bloodless, but he gets it done. >> mark haleprin in washington, you know there was a point last night around 10:30, 10:45 where the romney people were just holding on for dear life. it was with the ohio results coming in, they felt like things might be breaking their ways because where the votes were coming from. but it would have been hard for them to survive in ohio -- not survive, but it would have been hard for them to spin an ohio loss last night, wouldn't it? >> assuming the win holds up. if romney l...

Street journal." the republican split decision. and a good one from kathleen parker with advice for mitt romney. but first the "wall street journal." if republican poohbahs were hoping the super tuesdays contests would settle the republican contest, they woke up this morning disappointed. rick santorum did well enough to more than justify staying in the race. republican elites are aching to declare this race over and take aim at mr. obama. the fear is that intraparty debate is hurting the gop brand. november is a long way off and the more than public hasn't concluded that mr. obama deserves an...

Are a lot of republicans that are concerned that mitt romney has done damage to himself and his ability to sway those voters over the course of the past few months. both by running too far to the right on certain issues, but through the series of unforced errors over and over again that will allow the president's people to caricature him as out of touch, member of the out of touch 1%, doesn't care about their problems, doesn't know how they live and what they're facing. and that has been an effect that's going to matter in the fall. i think they're up for grabs. >> yeah, i think it's game on. ...

True mitt can win. >> this is spectacular advice by kathleen parker. you know, mark, it reminds me when george h.w. bush was running around in 1988 telling people he went around in the vice presidential limousine listening to country music. no, that's not what we like you, george h.w. bush, we like you because you're a serious man. he finally got that. i wonder if mitt will and stop reciting lyrics to davey crockett which just make him look dumb. >> and awkward. >> i agree. that is great advice. and yesterday he got another question about the rush limbaugh thing, another chance to speak what i...

Down, he does much better on social conservative issues. on electability, winning against obama which will drive this republican process, romney still gets it but with an asterisk. >> does this, mark haleprin, with us from washington, does this make romney better, more prepared for the general if he can get there? >> it does if he does it right. it's not going to naturally make him better. he must do the things that allow him to continue to win enough delegates, but also think of independent voters. i think chuck is absolutely right about the math. if you beat him so many times he quits the ra...