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I think it is personal. It's always a factor when somebody has the gumption to get up and run for office. But I don't know if it's personal that they're opposed to Romney as much as it is they believe so much in themselves and they…

Mitt Romney's fundamental problem is like it was at the beginning. He still has a problem with the base.

What Rush said was reprehensible. It's insulting. He didn't need to say it, he shouldn't have said it. He should apologize for it.

Why won't you say Barack Obama should call on Arianna Huffington to apologize?

What Rush said was reprehensible. He shouldn't have said it. It's insulting.

If Mitt Romney does win Arizona and Michigan, it sort of resets the table.

Yes. I think there's no question it will.

I think for the first time today in this race, that Rick Santorum has a very decent chance of beating Mitt Romney for the nomination.

I think he used inappropriate words. I think he was trying to make the case about the president's ideology.

A lot of the Rick Santorum vote is anti-Romney vote.

There are some vulnerabilities with Rick Santorum. I think that's what Mitt Romney is going to seek to expose them.

Oh, yes. And if you do the advertising properly, advertising done well picks up on what people actually, on their own, are inclined to believe about a candidate, for better -- for better or for worse. And there are some vulnerabilities…

This is a campaign. Campaigns are made for big boys.

If I were Mitt Romney's people, I would treat this as a one-on-one race against Rick Santorum.

Mitt Romney is decaying conservatives and that's the core of his problem.

Mitt Romney is decaying conservatives, and that's the core of his problem.

There's an electability issue here. Mitt Romney continues to do much better among independents.

Hopefully, it's policy oriented, that's where it needs to be, not personal.

I do think he's got to set his sights on Santorum. Newt is fading.

It is important because if Rick Santorum gets a hero's welcome and Mitt Romney gets a cool reception, it going to send another signal to Arizona and Michigan, the next two states that vote.

There's no question and it's hard to know where to begin with the double talk. Look, he said he wouldn't take money from lobbyists and now, of course, he set up a 'Super PAC,' which lobbyists can contribute to. He is against all these Wall…

He needs to say that he is for the big reforms in this race -- entitlement and spending -- and put his mark down that he'll be a reformist president on economics.

It is important, because if Rick Santorum gets a hero's welcome and Mitt Romney gets a cool reception, it's going to send another signal to Arizona and Michigan, the next two states that vote.

He's against all this Wall Street wealth if the people on Wall Street keep it for themselves. He sure is in favor of it if they would just share a little bit with him.