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Less expansionist, someone more in the mainstream would be comp compelling. >> where would people have gone if he's not in the race? he's taken a lot of votes. >> a lot of them wouldn't have voted. a lot of independents going in. i think as we go to new hampshire, i think it's going to be fascinating. mark could rick santorum shock the political world in new hampshire talking about his blue collar roots? he is talking -- santorum geographically and i think demographically fits new hampshire better than any candidate. again, demographically, mitt's from massachusetts. >> a lot of catholics in m...

Would be really unlikely for rick perry to come out and say, i've thought about it now, i'm going to still stay in this race. you're right when he said in the next 24 to 48 hours, he will most likely be goep gone. >> he still has $3.5 million he's not spent. all that support, i've got to believe, mark haleprin goes toward santorum. >> i'm not sure all of it does. south carolina, the primary there has been dominated by the establishment candidate. i think rick perry in south carolina was in some ways pitching to that pro-military political establishment part of the party. and i think mitt romne...

Decided we don't need these anymore, and then, mark, mitt romney came out and gave his standard stump speech. >> there's irony here. he said at the top of the speech, i actually have some notes with me today. to speak from the heart he had to have notes because one of the ways he's failed as a candidate with a lot of success to do so well here, he's not been a disciplined speaker. he has great stories to tell, but on the stump he basically talks about -- >> he goes on for a long time. >> yes. he brought -- by having some discipline and having some notes, he was able to tell that very personal ...

He shared his narrative, they saw themselves reflected in that narrative, and it came out last night -- and certainly over the last few days to the point where, you know, he was fighting tooth and nail. i kind of tweeted last night, you know, newt gingrich may be lucy, but charlie brown was definitely mitt romney. and guess who has the football? that's rick santorum. and that's a very, very interesting situation for both -- all three of those gentlemen. mitt romney cannot seem to break that 25% -- >> let's ask about that, because by the way, there'll be the question as to whether or not rick s...

I'll let you describe how you would describe it. for a state this size, to spend that number of dollars in negative ads aimed at one candidate is amazing. >> do you feel -- >> no, i feel romney voted. >> i think speaker gingrich announced he raised $10 million this quarter, he ought to be proud of that. we're working hard to raise funds, as well. this is an election that's not being driven by money raised, it's been driven by connection with the voters, debates, experience, and i think those are the features that are driving the campaign so far. i think they probably will be through the -- thr...