can get above 28%. does that ceiling on mitt romney's ability to do well, his performance in the south allow santorum to still be both of them, both he and newt gingrich, if gingrich stays in -- in other words, is there still an opportunity next week for rick santorum to win in alabama and mississippi even with newt still in the race? >> well, yes, i think so. i think that what it shows, chris, look, the modern republican party as you know was built out of the south. it is built on and out of the south. >> sure. >> and, and mitt romney has very little if any connection to it. he won in virginia by default because the other guys weren't in the race, and only ron paul was in the race. and mitt romney did not win the northern part of florida and he has to show that he can touch the southern base, but i don't see him doing it. by the way, one thing that rick santorum did in ohio that put romney on the heels a little bit