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If mitt can't put away santorum or gingrich makes a great jack-in-the-box comeback -- and this year anything is possible -- and they look like political disasters in november, will there be pressure by the republican establishment for romney to get out of the race and release his delegates to a jeb bush, mitch daniels or chris christie and resolve this thing in may and june with a replacement establishment candidate for romney? that's a small chance. but i think it's possible. >> fall on his sword for the party? michael is laughing at the thought of such generosity. no generosity like that. >>...

Romney will get nomination. but it's not difficult to find concern about his general election prospects and anxiety about the potentially chronic nature of the rest of the primary. the chaotic nature of the rest of the primary. michael steele is the chairman of the republican national committee. walter, your column grabbed me today. this whole idea that you chalk it up to mitt romney, who is a bit structured in his manner and rather unspontaneous, you said it was like a business school case study at harvard b school. tell me about that. the way he's looking at this campaign. >> the whole thing...

This is a nationalized political environment we're in right now. everyone voting in these primaries is watching shows like these and on fox because the politically interested people are the ones making the decisions, not the regular public. walter, do you see anything that gets in the way now of romney being the nominee? every time i sit down, they say it will be romney. it may be dirty, it may be jagged but he'll be the nominee in the worst, bloody way. is that inevitable? >> i don't think it's inevitable at all. because of things called voters. the nationalization is not new. gary hart went ...

Welcome back to "hardball." the fear amongst republicans that mitt romney's campaign might self-destruct is growing as he trails rick santorum in every michigan poll right now. there's even talk in republican circles of a broke n convention. most party veterans will think romney will get nomination. but it's not difficult to find concern about his general election prospects and anxiety about the potentially chronic nature of the rest of the primary. the chaotic nature of the rest of the primary. michael steele is the chairman of the republican national committee. walter, your column grabbed me...

Three-point lead over rick santorum. 36% to 33%. let me go to walter on this. the idea that santorum could be doing so well reminds me of buchanan where you can run well in one state. and all of a sudden be running well all across the country. this is a nationalized political environment we're in right now. everyone voting in these primaries is watching shows like these and on fox because the politically interested people are the ones making the decisions, not the regular public. walter, do you see anything that gets in the way now of romney being the nominee? every time i sit down, they say i...