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Of myself conservative and i don't think i've changed, but maybe the party's changing around me. and i think that's the sense people get watching this past couple of weeks debate. whether it's on contraception or the snobbery of trying to get a college education or immigration reform. this republican primary politics has done what every process does, pulls people toward the base. but in the case of this republican primary, it's gone further than it seems in the past. and, you know, i think the columnists, the fact they're on both sides of the ideological divide says something they both recogni...

Numbers, romney's numbers are about the same, but looks like he's going to eke out a win there, in large part because of early voting. a lot of michigan voters have voted. the issue is huge. in arizona, it's going to be more of a blowout, which is more consequential because it's a winner take all state with respect to delegates. i think that nascar comment gets at the predominant theme, which is mitt romney continues to have these weird problems connecting with people. and i know it's sort of trivial to focus on these things, but when you say you know the nascar team owners, it doesn't ring as...

>> there's a scary middle ground to that opinion. andrea mitchell, thank you very much. >> we have a great show today, susan rice with everything that's happening and debbie dingell talking about the open primary there. union voters, union members being encouraged to vote for santorum to try to mess up the results. david walker, and mark haleprin. >> wow, all in that one-half hour? >> that's one of those -- >> one of those -- how can i say no now? >> thank you, andrea. we're going to talk to puerto rico's republican governor and north carolina's democratic governor bev perdue. americans believ...

And what is it telling us? >> i think it's more the light shining on him. santorum in the senate was much more akin to this type of person we're seeing now than the santorum on the campaign trail previously. and i think governor rendell's right, when he was focusing on manufacturing issues, jobs, the need to rebuild the economy, that's when he was at his best. and you know, whether it's because he himself is talking about the social issues and religion or the media's pressing him on it or a combination of the two, it's really actually sort of lessened his stride a little bit here. and i think ...

♪ with regards to the apology, i think for a lot of people this sticks in their throat. the idea that we're there having lost thousands of individuals to casualty and death. we've made an enormous contribution to help the people there achieve freedom, and for us to be apologizing at a time like this is something which is very difficult for the american people to count -- >> i think you highlight when you apologize for it. you make it sound like there was something that you should apologize for. there was no act that needed an apology for. >> welcome back to "morning joe." look at that beau...