santorum the last rival standing to seal the deal. if i am right senator santorum has nobody to blame himself coming off big wins in missouri, colorado all eyes were on santorum in the debate. let s face it. he was terrible. he seemed unprepared. he looked like a deer caught in the headlights. you can watch how the february 22nd debate cost him. here is the politics track. on the 22nd the day of the disastrous debate he was still up on romney by a point and a half 33.5 to 32 percent. the next day santorum s lead strong to half a point. 33.8 percent to 33.2 percent. by friday the 24th it was all romney 35.2 to 33.6. friday romney s lead stretched to two full points where it remains today according to the
it s the sign of the tension. romney started the day by speaking in front of the associated general contractors in arizona and flew to michigan where he will be tonight and tomorrow for several events. he ll go to florida for the daytona 500 and then return to michigan on saturday night and be there sunday as well. greta: he can fly privately. which makes a huge difference. makes a huge difference. greta: if you wait around in terminal for a flight. i suspect santorum is flying, as well. he does need to do it. think about this. in michigan according to real clear politics, in the last week there have been five polls, santorum by 3, santorum by 4, romney by 2, romney by 2 and a tie. so their average is 33.8 to 33.2
general contractors, business group in arizona and then flew to michigan, where he will be tonight, tomorrow for several events. he will then go to florida for the daytona 500 on saturday morning and return to michigan on saturday night and be there sunday as well. private jet, right? i mean, he s got the money to fly privately. well, yes. which makes a huge difference. if you are at the terminal, waiting for a flight i. and look look that makes a big difference. santorum is probably flying privately as l. but think about this. in michigan, in the last week, there have been five poll, santorum by 3, santorum by 4, romney by 2, romney by 2 and a tie. their average is 33.8 to 33.2, 38.8 for santorum, 33.2 for romney. paul at 10.4 and gingrich at
mitt romney is picking up a significant endorsement in south carolina today. one that could help boost his standing with tea party republicans who continue to question his conservative credentials. romney now has the backing of governor nikki hailey, who herself was propelled into office with tea party support. can she convince those same tea party voters to back mitt romney? joe johns is joining us now. this is a huge day for mitt romney. tell us what we know. mitt romney continued to get a bunch of big endorsements. this goes up on the top shelf. republicans of south carolina have been telling the romney organization to make more of a play for voters in the state and stop acting like there s no way he can win there. the nikki hailey endorsement suggesting the romney camp is responding. the nomination race in the early state of south carolina, the first primary in the south, just got interesting. nikki hailey endorsing mitt romney for president. today is the day i m thro
most obese residents. rick folbaum has the story. where are those, rick? i ll tell you in just a minute. you have to wait to find out until i get to the end of the story. alisyn: gotcha. the number of states showing increases in obesity rates slowed down but not a single state chalked up a decline in obesity rates. in fact the state today with the lowest obesity rate which is colorado. jon s home state. would have had the highest rate in of the 1995. so that gives you a sense of the direction of things. the director of the trust for america s health credits obesity epdem mick to the fact we re eating less nutritious food and more of it and gets less exercise. here is the list. the states with the largest obese populations mississippi at 34.4%. alabama, 33.2 percent. and west virgina with 32.2%. and two states with the least number of obese residents, connecticut and colorado, along with the district of columbia.