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Since it is, we will get to politics. a huge day in the battle for illinois. the republican presidential frontrunner, romney, headed into the primary with a solid lead. the top challenger, santorum, looking for an upset win in the land of lincoln. there are 54 delegates up for grabs. it is a two-man race in illinois with newt gingrich and ron paul focusing efforts elsewhere. tonight s outcome could help romney cement the first-place showing. but a strong showing from rick santorum could strengthen his case to keep running. that is exactly what he hopes for. he said a surprise in illinois and carl cameron is in chicago. rick santorum has said he wants to go head to head in a debate. is it working? carl: he has argued with newt gingrich out of the race, santorum argues the conservative tea party-type voters in the republican party would ....
alice stewart, glad to see you here in person. what about mitt romney dising your candidate as possible running mate if rick santorum rolls into tampa, second place in delegates, having the strength in the south which is the republican base. w why isn t he considered? we will consider mitt romney for running mate when the time comes. the mitt romney group has been pushing out the math. it s a smoke screen to divert attention away from fact that they are not energizing the base or the conservatives or tea party and as chuck said he ises he is not breaking 30% and people are recognizing that rick is the true conservative in the race, hes that momentum now. he can take on romney and barack obama. the key issue, jobs and the ....
How do you peel about feel about the michigan win? we feel great, it was another case of voters taking a look at mitt romney and saying i guess. the stars may be lining up for mitt romney but as they do storm clouds are swirling for his party. oh, my, somebody numbers to unpack. mark, we were talking a bit about the new nbc poll that is out that show romney is climbing up there. he has a 38% and santorum at 32% and gingrich at 13% and paul at 13%, and yet, his numbers in favor ability is down. he has a net loss of 11 points the lowest at this point ever in polling history. as it goes on. it se it seem s as if america is liking him less and less, theism ....
The former massachusetts governor. reporter: santorum had virtually no organization, but his iowa win was worth $1 million influx in contributions. we re doing okay right now. and if the people here in new hampshire give us a shot, my guess is we ll do a lot better. reporter: with michele bachmann now out and south carolina and florida weeks away, the other candidates see opportunity. i m told we got 66 more votes than in 2008, so virtually spent $10,000 per additional vote. i guess that means there s blue sky for the rest of us. reporter: if romney hold on to new hampshire, he ll be tough to beat. the latest polls out of new hampshire show romney has a 20-point lead on his closest competitor, who s ron paul. veronica? brian mooar in washington, thank you. in a politically provocative move, president obama bypassed the senate nomination process yesterday appointing the head of ....
reporter: santorum had virtually no organization, but his iowa win was worth $1 million influx in contributions. we re doing okay right now. and if the people here in new hampshire give us a shot, my guess is we ll do a lot better. reporter: with michele bachmann now out and south carolina and florida weeks away, the other candidates see opportunity. i m told we got 66 more votes than in 2008, so virtually spent $10,000 per additional vote. i guess that means there s blue sky for the rest of us. reporter: if romney hold on to new hampshire, he ll be tough to beat. the latest polls out of new hampshire show romney has a 20-point lead on his closest competitor, who s ron paul. veronica? brian mooar in washington, thank you. in a politically provocative move, president obama bypassed the senate nomination process yesterday appointing the head of a new consumer protection agency with a senate in recess. in ohio the president named ....