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Hurt our nominee? >> he says this could go on for a while. longer it goes on more detrimental to the party. get a clearer idea where these things go it here. if newt gingrich were to lose mississippi and alabama. it would be awfully difficult for him to say is he a viable candidate going forward. and watch for santorum supporters to turn up the heat on him to get out. shep? >> shepard: you know they would. general roberts live tonight in lafayette, louisiana is it possible mitt romney could have a successful night in the southern states? let's ask this man, veteran g.o.p. political consultant ...

But he would actually double the number of states he has won from two to four it is a very very big deal for newt gingrich. he has said that he has to win here and, yet, if he doesn't, he has always said, particularly, of course, over the course of this weekend that no matter what happens, he will be campaigning and going forward. in fact, he will be in illinois, which comes up in another week, and campaigning in missouri and elsewhere. so, regardless of tonight's outcome, he desperately needs big numbers but says he will continue to campaign anyway. shep? >> shepard: for conservatives in the ...

Pac. they will both stay. >> in there is discernible difference in that newt gingrich's super pac man and his wife who run a casinos and supposedly don't like some the social sayings of rick santorum. if they can with just their money keep that one candidate in and split the conservative vote they can keep rick santorum from doing anything. >> when you are multibillion mayor and allowed to put all the money in the world in there, you are going to see this is just not the first time. it will be the pattern in the future. >> shepard: i wonder, it's spring break down south in mississippi people a...

Either mississippi or alabama. >> shepard: there are a lot of ways to judge enthusiasm. one of the ones that i look at sometimes is how much people are paying attention to the process. and the television ratings and the web site numbers are not what anybody thought they would be, i just wonder how much of that is about enthusiasm and what it is that might create some enthusiasm within the republic base. >> as long as this continue thins on at this level. even the most die hard fans aren't sure carry the ball. we are not sure who can do the most effective job. the longer it goes on o, probably ...

Four did not. the test try to forecast whether the banks would continue to operate and lend in a depression-type economy. even worse than in a financial crisis in 2008 to see if they would have enough capital to survive and to keep lending with a 50% drop in stock prices and a 13% unemployment rate, for example. the fed found that four financial firms might have trouble doing that. ally bank, citigroup, sun trust bank and metlife. they will all have to submit new plans to the fed to beef up their capital. right now in this economy, the feds said that their capital positions are strong and that...