romney loses. 50-100,000, mitt romney loses. how do you win a state when you loose every single income bracket in the state? oh, again, mitt romney wins among the wealthiest sliver of the electorate. that is the only group that mitt romney won that is the only group of voters mitt romney won in michigan or in ohio. he lost the primary or at best tied with voters in every single income bracket in both states, except for the wealthiest sliver of the electorate. how do you win a state when you were only winning the wealthiest sliver and losing everything else? ah-ha. mitt romney is not just appealing to the rich people in these states. he is inspiring the rich people in these states. turns out mitt romney's candidacy is driving up voter participation by the richest people in the country. this is amazing. in 2008 in the republican primary in ohio, the proportion of voters in that primary that year that were making over $100,000, 21%. that was 2008. 21%. this year, 30%. of the electorate is making over $100,000. those are mitt romney

romney es su calidad humana. >>> tienen que llegar a conocer a mitt romney se tienen que dar cuento esto no es hablar lindo es revÓlver los problemas. >>> ha llegado a ser gobernador de michigan el padre de mitt romney y la mitt romney tiene 5 hijos con su esposa ann romney. >>> ha hablado de sus planes para el paÍs. > >>> paul ryan ha dado con Éxito el papel de compaÑero de boleta y ha usado datos que no estÁn bien y posiciones que el mismo asumiÓ en el congreso. >>> asÍ y todo logro aplausos y mÁs cuentan los que reciba mitt romney esta noche porque el vicepresidente no gana la elecciÓn. >>> segÚn fragmentos de mitt romney dados a conocer. >>> por la campaÑa dicen que el optimismo y la confianza en el futuro es tÍpico estadounidenses y que estamos una naciÓn de inmigrantes y somos hijos y nietos de los que querÍan una vida mejor y vamos a ver queremos seguir en esto. >>> hay una aplasta for . > >>>, es toda la informaciÓn, regresamos a los estudios. >>> en este dÍa de la con vc convenciÓn republicana esta mostrando una ventaja para mitt romney que contra el presid

no one is calling mitt romney stupid. >> mitt romney is drowning in stupid people. they work for his campaign, they send clint eastwood out on the convention stage, they contribute money to his campaign. they ask him incredibly stupid questions at his fundraisers when we now have on tape. but as that same tape proves, the very stupidest person in mitt romney's life tonight is mitt romney. >> well, okay, but that was like 24 hours ago, which is like a year ago in this story so i forget about that part. what i meant to say is no republicans are calling him stupid. but wait, i guess a few are. so some are calling him stupid, but not all of them. but they will, all be calling him stupid around 9:00 p.m. on election night. tonight, nate silver of the new york times blog's forecasts that on that night, president obama will win 305 votes and president obama has a 75% chance of winning the election. >> that was a long lonely piece of tape. he was not for romney at the beginning. it was the establishment types that were for romney. rush was hoping for someone real and conser

>> 72 votes for mitt romney. we have 34 ron -- 3 for ron paul and one and decided. >> georgia, 72, rumomney. guam, 9 votes. >> i am the governor of warm and it spread republicans. we are where america's day begins. i have my purpleheart commemoration to. we have a simple count, it is 9 delegates unanimously for the next president of united states, mitt romney. >> bomb, 9, mitt romney. -- guam, 9, romney. >> hawaii. >> i'm the vice chair of the hawaii delegation. why is proud to cast 3 votes for congressman ron paul and 17 votes for mitt romney including 5 released santorum delegates. we are proud to be here and we are described as the loveliest fleet of violence to sail in any ocean. there are republicans in hawaii and we are here have a our voices heard. >> ally, 17. -- hawaii, 17th. >> idaho. >> i bring you greetings from the land of the balanced budget and also 32 votes for the president of the u.s. who will balance our national budget. >> idaho, 32, romney. illinois, 69 votes. >> i am the republican treasurer

it was stated by mitt romney in 2002. it was sort of a lost footnote, but when romney ran for governor in 2002, there was some question whether he was el jabl to hold the aus, because he had been living and working in utah for a few years. when he testified, one of the defenses he used was that he had taken a leave of absence from bain capital and intended to return after the olympics. those are his words, that's not an interpretation. so obviously that didn't end up being the case. he never went back to bane. he ended up running for governor instead. but as late as 2002, he was asserting this was a leave of absence and he had plans to come back. >> was he filing massachusetts tax returns when he was running the olympics? >> he was filing out of utah at the time. that was one of the reasons why there was some dispute whether he should be allowed to run for governor in massachusetts in the first place. i believe the calculation was he had saved $54,000 by filing in utah rather than massachusetts. he agreed to repay that su

romney. >>> es una oportunidad de tener un discurso por figuras claves, entre ellos por mitt romney y paul ryan, también por marco rubio escucharlos a nivel nacional. >>> importante, porque aún en un estado crucial como la florida, hay votantes que no conocen a su candidato. >>> no sé, no lo conozco, politamente no lo conozco. >>> ese es uno de los desafíos, el otro convencern a los hispanos. >>> inmigración es algo importante, eso lo sabemos todos, pero en verdad, en noviembre las personas van a ir a votar, y lo más importantes es el trabajo >>> qué harán los republicanos para conseguir el voto hispano, el gobernador mitt romney tiene varias sorpresas para convencer a los hispanos que merecen su voto, no solo en la florida, sino en toda la nación. >>> muchas gracias, luis por el reportaje las encuestas dicen que las elecciones en noviembre serán muy cerradas, la última encuesta de ap muestra al presidente barack obama con 47% mientras que mitt romney con 46% por qué mitt romney y no el presidente barack obama. >>> porque creo que desde el punto de vista de la economía

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mitt romney is weak. ron paul is out of the mainstream, almost a freak show in the republican party. how can you claim you're stronger if you keep losing to the candidate you call weak or freak. it's an interesting argument. >> and we wonder whether it was to the party's advantage, the republicans, to have an extended battle. when barack obama had a win after months on end, they were the only story in town. obama appeared to get better as a candidate as the months went on, and that seemed to play well for him against john mccain. couldn't the same thing happen here? could romney become a more formidable opponent? >> there are some who would argue that. he was much better tonight than the speeches he gave in the past. it was the best speech he had all year. there is that argument. you have to remember with barack obama and hillary clinton they believe largely the same things. you got to be very personal about which one you preferred. in this case, mitt romney has a fractured party on his hands with differe

for mitt romney. heading over to kentucky. no big surprise, it goes to mitt romney and it is an electoral vote and now to south carolina. another one for mitt romney tonight. he wins 90 electoral votes. >> no surprises so far. we want to keep you updated. it has not been declared yet. here is the latest numbers from ohio and president obama is leading mitt romney 58% to 42%. all we don't have the raw numbers but that state is declared for president obama. president obama has won connecticut and we move to the smaller states. only four in rhode island. that goes to president obama and massachusetts that is mitt romney's home state and president obama has won. levy electoral votes. vermont, president obama has won that state. the state of maine has been declared a winner for president obama. this is one of only two states where they actually split up the electoral votes. president obama, we don't know how many of the four votes he has won so we can't say if this is a blue or red state yet. we will get t

romney, i'm mitt romney, i'm mitt romney ♪ >> i'm mitt romney. >> i believe that abargs should be safe and local in this country. >> i will repeal obama care. >> don't forget, i got everybody in my state insured. >> he's trying to walk and chew gum at the sament time. >> this is a campaign about the 100%. i'm not concerned about the very poor. >> it's the narrative that's culling this campaign. >> the paradox of the mittens. >> i'm not familiar with precisely what i said, but i stand by what i said, whatever it was. >> and i hope to be your president. thank you. >>> just 35 days until the presidential election, and just 23 hours until the first presidential debate. mitt romney is in colorado where his handlers are desperately trying to teach him to be likable. romney advisers' chief concerns are the intangibles such as body language and demeanor. they want their candidate to balance his finely tuned arguments with personal warmth. his advisers knowledge that it will be difficult for him to endear himself to the country. his advisers have been nervous about how romney's intermittent ang

mitt romney is saying you are not. >> craig crawford, this is "countdown", mitt romney now still with 73% of the vote up over newt gingrich by 15 points. we haven't heard yet from newt gingrich. >> maybe we won't. we will be back on "countdown". who really had a great war room when he ran the first clinton campaign. the documentary, if any of you are political junkies and you've seen the movie, the war room, well that's what we're calling this. it is a battle. it's a battle for the future of the country, it's not quite the same kind of combat when you think about war, but it is war, nonetheless. we want to make sure that we arm our viewers with the ammunition that you need to be able to be informed in battling yourselves across kitchen tables across america, on the internet, you name it. we want you to have the latest and greatest. we strongly believe that this war room has a purpose, and the purpose is to make sure that citizens have the information, but also have motivation to change the world. >> as you know, the polls had no sooner closed in florida than msmbc, fox news, and assoc

they want from mitt romney? >>> and political tv today includes michelle obama's appearance on "the view." tv wizard andy cohen is here to analyze the first lady's interview and to make her an offer she cannot refuse. >>> and in rerun, 65-year-old mitt romney is now lecturing us on civil rights, that's right, the same mitt romney, who sat out the civil rights movement. the man who does not know that the civil rights issue of his era was civil rights. [ barking ] i'm your dog, holding down the fort while you're out catching a movie. [ growls ] lucky for me, your friends showed up with this awesome bone. hey! you guys are great. and if you got your home insurance where you got your cut rate car insurance, it might not replace all this. [ electricity crackling ] [ gasping ] so get allstate. you could save money and be better protected from mayhem like me. [ dennis ] mayhem is everywhere. so get an allstate agent. are you in good hands? >>> mitt romney spent an hour today talking to real billionaire sheldon edaddels

they project that mitt romney will win. romney leading santorum in maryland with double digits again with gingrich and ron paul far behind. in washington, d.c. where rick santorum is not even on the ball ballot, nbc news easily projects mitt romney will win that primary beating newt gingrich and ron paul. joining me now is chuck todd, nbc news political director, chief white house correspond he not of host of the daily rundown. what did we learn about mitt romney's strengths tonight and the future of rick santorum? >> i think not only do we know that demographics are destiny one again, and wisconsin we told you is a little closer to being more like somewhere between an illinois primary electorate or michigan republican primary electorate. worse for santorum is we start to see some of his core support groups that we've been identifying tluts this primary season, most notably non-college graduates, white evangelicals and folks that make less than $100,000. they start to move towards romney. dead even among basically middle in

romney, 32 delegados se disputan en ese lugar, así que, mitt romney tendría 4 estados el ex gobernador de massachusetts, así se pinta el mapa, en esta noche, mitt romney con celeste, rick santorum en verde, y en color naranja newt gingrich, vamos a ver cuáles son los estados que han ganado cada uno de ellos, mitt romney ganó hoy, (información en pantalla), vamos a ver los de rick santorum porque el ex senador de pensilvania ganó (información en pantalla), vamos a ver a newt gingrich, pero en el tema de los delegados, va muy por delante mitt romney, y a ver qué pasa con ohio, vamos con los delegados ganados el día de hoy, mitt romney 117, newt gingrich 59, rick santorum 50, rick santorum con 3 estados ganados tiene menos delegados que newt gingrich. >>> está interesante, y el gordo de la noche es ohio, todavía están virtualmente empatados, pero parece que mitt romney lentamente itnee más votos. >>> así es, josé, tenemos más del 90% de los votos contados, y como proyectaras muy bien, creo que mitt romney tiene el triunfo en el estado. >>> es una larga noche para saber los

mitt romney. >>> a couple of new polls out. the new nbc news "wall street journal" poll -- >> polls -- >> polls indicate -- >> we've got months of this. >> this is the first full week of the full-on campaign. round one of the general election. >> i'm probably going to need a helmet between now and november. what do you think? >> a poll out today shows the president up. >> 42% of registered voters have a favorable view of the president -- >> this is a snapshot in time. >> does 29% see romney in a favorable light? >> president obama leads by ten points in the enthusiasm gap. >> the likability factor is part of all of this. >> and the trustworthy thing. >> romney has a lot more baggage than the president. >> i wasn't born with a silver spoon in my mouth. >> i know the president likes to attack fellow americans, particularly those successful like my dad. >> the "new york times" poll shows the candidate lost in a dead heat. >> i'll use my energy to help the american people go to work. >> everywhere he

and these are people inside the mitt romney camp and outside, mitt romney needed this race to be about something bigger than his business background and his tax returns and other issues that barack obama has been successfully using to bleed support away from the republican candidate. paul ryan makes this a bigger selection. whether the issues he lives of forward are helpful to mitt romney remains to be seen. >> you were writing today, something about misgivings in the strategist classes. what did he mean by that? >> paul ryan has a lot of fans in the republican policy committee. people who write for publication like "the wall street journal" the key is the visionary conservative. the people who actually worked on campaigns and tickled and produce campaign ads have real concerns about him because when you go into these swing states, folks on both sides will reach voters enlist potential attacks on both mitt romney and barack obama and ask how this change their views of candidates. consistently, democrat of republicans say one of the most potent a tax is that it wanted to cut social secu

not because mitt romney is the front-runner, because mitt romney was ahead or mitt romney had a good campaign. mitt romney winning new hampshire was a foregone conclusion because historically speaking, new hampshire couldn't have been won by anybody other than him. because he's the guy from massachusetts. the guy from massachusetts, whether a republican or democrat, always wins new hampshire. in 2004, john kerry, in 1992, paul songas, 1998 michael dukakis, henry cabot lodge, john f. kennedy. when a massachusetts politician is running for president it's a safe bet they will wine in new hampshire. they will win. there are two exemptions to the rule. two exceptions to the massachusetts guy winning in new hampshire in modern political history. 1980, jimmy carter got a primary challenge from the left from inside the democratic party from ted kennedy, ted kennedy was from massachusetts, he did not beat the incumbent president in that new hampshire primary. that is kind of an exception but it wasn't incumbent president, so not really. the only other exception to the massachusetts guy not wi

off mitt romney. something exstroud nair has to happen. >> yes, just going through that list of states, romney is going to win most of those. of course we're going to focus on pennsylvania. but think of the fact that new york state is not in play. connecticut is not in play. new jersey is probably not in play. those are all romney states. california doesn't seem to be in play. that's why i think you're right to say nobody wants to say right now, game over because it's been so unpredictable and so volatile. but we're darn close. >> let's talk love. >> any time. any time. >> you look like to me the first to have this conversation. let's just talk love. how does mitt romney, if he wins the nomination, make his own party and the vote that comes with it love him enough to drive barack obama out of the white house? >> i think it's about hate, not love. i think it's about hating bar obama. and i think the republican voters who are the least enthusiastic about mitt romney who don't love him, who are not passi

romney men don't go to war. mitt romney's father didn't, mitt romney didn't, and his sons didn't. in august of 2007 in a defensive response as to why his sons did not serve in the military in the iraq war, mitt romney said one of the ways my sons are showing support for our nation is helping me get elected. he actually said that. romney men support war. they support wars that other people have to fight. mitt romney's father was in favor of the vietnam war before he was against it, after having claimed famously to have been brainwashed by generals on vietnam. mitt romney has never come close to telling the truth about his relationship to the vietnam war. this is the lie that mitt romney told the last time he was running for president in 2007. i really don't recall thinking about the political positions when i was knocking at the door in france. there were anti-vietnam war protests in france while mitt romney was there. the french fought the vietnam war before we did. we took over from the french. the vietnam war was covered by the french news media every single day that mitt romney

about mitt romney's religion. paul ripe said we go to different churches but we share the same moral creed. mike huckabee directly addressed it. he said some evangelicals might have questions about mitt romney. he didn't use the word mormon but he said his faith. took it smart head on. smart? >> it was what he could say. when you look at how mitt romney is retaining so much of the republican base and the republican vote, i don't know that's where this election will come down. to this is not george h.w. bush in 1992 who did have a problem with that. romney has it because he is running against barack obama. >> they must have felt, to do it, to invite it. they vet the speeches. to invite it they must think it was something they wanted done. is it for this hall or for the country at large? >> i think the country at large. and paul ryan did it as well. what he has to do, has not been done yet. to lay out a plan for the economy that will actually get us there that is credible. that's what ronald reagan did to take it aw

romney, show me a poll where ron paul beats mitt romney anywhere. >> he's within two points of mitt romney in those very polls, when pitted against barack obama. >> no, okay, that's just a poll. you're not going to -- okay, you're going to do that spin. that's not it. we saw what he got last night in new hampshire. where else is he going to get that? >> i agree with you that mitt romney is the front-runner right now, but the one lesson we've learned from this cycle is that anything can happen. >> well, not anything. >> almost anything. >> a lot of things have happened, but once we got to the ballot box, the thing that everyone thought was going to happen happened, the guy we thought was going to be the front-runner was the front-runner. >> but as of these candidates aren't even on the ballot in illinois or arizona, where there's 24 candidates on the ballot. so we're running a serious campaign. and we're going to go all the way to tampa. >> steve, i'm told we've got a problem with your mic. what i'm going to do here while we get steve's mic working is i'm going to give you my theory

what does mitt romney want to do there? >> planned parenthood, we're going to get rid of that. >> and on that one, the romney campaign sometimes tries to complain about that sound bite. going to get rid of planned parenthood, whenever anybody uses it. but on his campaign website, it says right there in black and white, he's going to get rid of planned parenthood. it has a priority of his. he told "the des moines register" that he has no specific legislation in mind at all that he would use to go after women's health rights or access to abortion. no specific legislation in mind at all. well, here's the pledge that he signed and put forth as an op-ed on the "national review" online last year. detailing specific named anti-abortion legislation that he would advocate for and support as president. trying to run now as a guy who doesn't believe any of these things, just having your spokesperson quietly walk it back later, like you always do. that might not be enough this time. not with this record. so the candidate actually, hims

that mitt romney is a good guy. he doesn't drink, doesn't smoke, doesn't take drugs, doesn't womenize and he prays. >> the idea that if you are a religious person no matter what your faith, is you have something in common. >> i thought it was a very smart point to make. >> it was not like a calculation. i think they got really badly burned. in 2007 you had voters, they wouldn't shake ann romney's hand because she was a mormon. they were really badly hurt by it. i think it is something they decided they can do it. i think the advisers have been urging them for a while. >> tonight, paul ryan opened that conversation for mitt romney tomorrow night by really walking in and talking about the shared creed among all the people. and mitt romney has been so cautious about this subject and it is really something humanizes him. and paul ryan allowed him to go there tomorrow night and he wants to. >> i think he's been hiding here for too long. everybody knows as he committed mormon. he donates tens of millions of dollars to the

mitt romney though significant ahead in both virginia and vermont. standby, and we will be able to make a projection at some point. i want to go to mitt romney's headquarters in -- newt gingrich's headquarters in georgia, and some of them have not realized we have made a call. they are dancing there, and they will be fully excited when they know what is going on. let's share the exit poll information on the three states that have closed right now and put them up on the wall over he here. the georgia exit poll number, and here it will explain why we were able to make the projection that newt gingrich is the winner in his home state of georgia. take a look at this. according to the exit poll, e he got 45%, and nearly half of the republicans who voted in the primary in georgia. 26% for mitt romney, and 20% for rick santorum. only 8% for ron paul. a significant win, a significant win, we project, for newt gingrich. he needed the home state, and he gets the home state of georgia. take a look at vermont right now, and we have the exit poll numbers in vermo

romney, asking mitt romney to save their jobs. the resolution called on romney to come to freeport, illinois, to meet the people directly affected by bain capital's outsourcing and step in and stop the outsourcing of these jobs from freeport to china. romney spokesperson told the huffington post romney left bain in 1999 and has no knowledge of the situation in freeport. his surrogates appear to be just as clueless as the former govern. when asked if mitt romney should intervene, allen kinzinger, a romney supporter, ignored the question. >> when you talk about bain capital, it's an attempt by this administration to not talk about their record. which is really what the american voters are going to vote on. >> i'm not talking about the administration. i'm talking ability real people who are losing their jobs. >> the reality is when you talk about bain capital and mitt romney, it's an attempt to take the focus off what's going on and where the economy is at for november. >> those folks are in your district, buddy. what is happening in

a lot of people are talking about mitt romney -- florida being mitt romney country. newt gingrich could do very well down in florida. he's already cultivating ties with the cuban-american community and mitt romney will have a tough time explaining his opposition to the dream act, which is a bill that would lead to a path to citizenship for young latinos in this country. newt gingrich said he's in favor of portions of that bill. mitt romney said he would veto that act and newt gingrich would be very popular in the central part of the state. that's sarah palin country and sarah palin, she sort of endorsed newt gingrich here in south carolina. so buckle your seat belts. >> candy crowley is at romney headquarters. it was interesting to hear governor romney's speech tonight, talking a lot about obama, but he did throw a few references towards newt gingrich, though not using the candidate by name. we anticipate that is going to change in the next couple of days. he's squarely got to go after newt gingrich, right? >> reporter: and it's clearly one thing he told me and talki

and this is why mitt romney had to take a risk. he wasn't that likable. >> cordes: so, john, let me just bring you in before we have to go to break, which team ends up being more likable? now we know the field is set. >> reporter: well, it depends. if this becomes a committee mark-up, in which every tiny detail of paul ryan's belief is discussed, that's a big problem for the relationships people have mentioned. also, because ryan is the better spokesman than the guy at the top of the ticket, and even if ryan is a happy warrior, that doesn't really matter unless mitt romney can be the happy warrior on those specifics. the romney campaign is betting in large part this election will be a referendum, but that there's a second piece, a smaller piece, but a second piece, which is that people have to like the ticket, and paul ryan helps with that, and, also, they have to have some kind of plan. the romney campaign has to hope that people just like the idea of a plan more than digging into every tiny little detail of it. and so that's how

mitt romney is weak. ron paul is out of the mainstream, almost a freak show in the republican party. how can you claim you're stronger if you keep losing to the candidate you call "weak" or "glooirk?" it's hard to make that argument. >> we had a spirited debate about whether it was to the party's advantage, the republicans, to have an extended battle. i remember when barack obama and hillary clinton went for months on end and they were the only story in town. obama appeared to get better as a campaigner as the months went on and that seemed to play well for him against john mccain. couldn't we see the same thing happen here? it goes on and could romney not become a more formidable opponent? >> there are those that believe that. that he'll hone his skills. he was much better in his speech tonight than we've seen him in the past. i think that was the best speech he's given this year so there is that argument but with barack obama and hillary clinton, then largely, the same things. they believe largely the s

mitt romney is weak. ron paul is out of the mainstream, almost a freak show in the republican party. how can you claim you're stronger if you keep losing to the candidate you call "weak" or "glooirk?" it's hard to make that argument. >> we had a spirited debate about whether it was to the party's advantage, the republicans, to have an extended battle. i remember when barack obama and hillary clinton went for months on end and they were the only story in town. obama appeared to get better as a campaigner as the months went on and that seemed to play well for him against john mccain. couldn't we see the same thing happen here? it goes on and could romney not become a more formidable opponent? >> there are those that believe that. that he'll hone his skills. he was much better in his speech tonight than we've seen him in the past. i think that was the best speech he's given this year so there is that argument but with barack obama and hillary clinton, then largely, the same things. they believe largely the s

., nbc news declares mitt romney the winner in wisconsin. mitt romney leads rick santorum with newt gingrich and ron paul trailing far behind. the maryland republican primary, nbc news projects mitt romney will win. romney leads santorum in maryland with gingrich and fall far behind and in washington, d.c., where rick santorum is not on the ballot, nbc news projects mitt romney will win that primary beating newt gingrich and ron paul. >>> joining me now is chuck todd, nbc news political director, chief white house correspondent and host of msnbc's "the daily rundown." chuck, wisconsin is where everybody's looking tonight. what do we learn about mitt romney's strengths tonight? and the future of rick santorum? >> well, i think not only to we know the demographics are destiny once again. wisconsin told you was going to be a little bit closer to being more like somewhere in between an illinois republican primary electorate or michigan primary electorate. worse for santorum we're starting to see his core sport groups that we've been identifying

let's get behind mitt romney. the damage that is being caused now could be certainly detrimental in the general election. i can talk even specifically, rick santorum taking on mitt romney regarding health care and basically saying that there is no difference between what mitt romney, passed and signed as governor of massachusetts, and what right now is before the supreme court of this country. and he made for those conservatives out there, i think, a very easy argument as to why they should not get behind mitt romney. especially those, andrea, who are hell-bent on repealing what they refer to agency obamacare. >> how many times, a good point you make. how many times have we heard rick santorum on the stump saying that the whole health care issue would be denied to the republican party with mitt romney as the nominee because he could not make the argument effectively against the president's health care plan. he's going to have to take back a whole lot and that makes the very awkward to see what kind of announcement

a lot of people are talking about mitt romney -- florida being mitt romney country. newt gingrich could do very well down in florida. he's already cultivating ties with the cuban-american community and mitt romney will have a tough time explaining his opposition to the dream act, which is a bill that would lead to a path to citizenship for young latinos in this country. newt gingrich said he's in favor of portions of that bill. mitt romney said he would veto that act and newt gingrich would be very popular in the central part of the state. that's sarah palin country and sarah palin, she sort of endorsed newt gingrich here in south carolina. so buckle your seat belts. >> candy crowley is at romney headquarters. it was interesting to hear governor romney's speech tonight, talking a lot about obama, but he did throw a few references towards newt gingrich, though not using the candidate by name. we anticipate that is going to change in the next couple of days. he's squarely got to go after newt gingrich, right? >> reporter: and it's clearly one thing he told me and talki

>> yes. >> most likely mitt romney. >> mitt romney. >> amy? >> oh, boy, i predicted hillary clinton in 2008 so i'm not sure my prediction is worth much. p mitt romney. >> carol? >> i'm going to say do great next week and go on and be in the race to do it. he can't just -- >> you have to be in it to win it. panel thank you all very much, we will reconvene on super tuesday. it will be a fascinating evening. my guess,we'll end up none the wiser on super tuesday, but we shall see. >>> when we come back, did he lose his job? if i have any soreness, i'm not going to be able to do my job. but once i take advil, i'm able to finish out strong. it really works! [ laughs ] [ male announcer ] make the switch. take action. take advil. but when she got asthma, all i could do was worry ! specialists, lots of doctors, lots of advice... and my hands were full. i couldn't sort through it all. with unitedhealthcare, it's different. we have access to great specialists, and our pediatrician gets all the information. everyone works as a team. and i only need to tal

mitt romney might get one. but the big battlegrounds are ohio, tennessee, oklahoma, and the question mark of whether gingrich can come back for a fourth or fifth life, whatever the count is right now, by winning his home state of georgia. >> gloria, how damaging -- it seemed to me there were three damaging hits on rick santorum. he went for this great position. he had a bad debate. i felt he was very weak that night. secondly, that ridiculous statement that president kennedy made him puke. come on, that seems to be bad politics. >> i think he needs to grow up. >> we call him puke in britain. it's the same thing. it's the excretion of vomit or something. president jfk. come on. and the last thing that i thought reamly was completely wrong, badly timed, inappropriate, and damaging, was this thing about the president being a snob for wanting people to go to college. i couldn't fathom what political damage he could do in the state. >> he was going for the voters he actually got, which were the most conservative vot