Exactly. I think the momentum argument really does make a difference at this point.
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If he were to lose Pennsylvania, that's curtains. I think he would withdraw at that point.
If Rick Santorum wins, he has a very strong argument that this ought to be a one-on-one with Romney.
I think Romney will probably lose the states. Mitt Romney faces the prospect he's going to lose a few states here in the next few weeks.
Count the ways. First of all, he's Mormon and I think the religion -- Gloria and I have been talking about this earlier tonight. Do you think that there's more resistance to a Mormon in places like that. There is a lot of resistance to…
I thought when this argument first started about the church, that the Republicans were in a very strong position.
From my perspective, Barack Obama is very vulnerable on a range of domestic issues, starting with the economy, but his strength, his surprising strength has been in international affairs.
If Rick Santorum had won tonight, this would be a very different race.





