about romney, then go get excited about some of these house races that are really competitive. go get excited about trying to take over the senate. there are all kinds of avenues where the energy of the conservative movement could be flowing and could be channeled that are much more productive than this quixotic dream of getting newt out and that would somehow send santorum over the top. >> i'm not convinced that would change the dynamic at all. santorum again made the point that the gop needs to go with a real conservative nominee this time. >> the best chance for us to win is to put up a candidate like we did in 1980, not like we did in 1976. and that's what the focus is going to be. let's try to make sure we have the strongest possible candidate to be able to win a very, very critical election. >> and steve mcmann, after a lot of well-paid-for speeches and a