john sununu, come on up. we ll see you in a couple days. mitt romney has an overwhelming lead in new hampshire, but so far he is benefitting from that divided conservative field now evangelicals are calling a texas summit trying to unify behind one challenger. will it be newt gingrich or rick perry? todd, it feels funny being here with you being up there. coming up soon. we ll see you sunday. you know new hampshire so well. we want to ask you how you see this thing shaping up and whether you think santorum can play well here in new hampshire? there are obviously conservative voters with whom he would have common ground and whom he could appeal. you really still do have to make governor romney not necessarily prohibitive but the strong favorite.
the legislature is taking the state assembly is taking a look at that, and we ll see what happens. if it becomes a protracted battle all the way delegate by delegate, you re right, mitt romney has an advantage because of the resources he has. santorum is catching up, but no way he s going to win a resource-intensive campaign. you think about it. there s 75% or 80% of the republican base will be voting in the primaries. they are true blue conservatives, and mitt romney is not does not fit their definition of conservatives, so if the republicans or the conservatives can coalesce behind santorum, the ballot access is will be overwhelmed by the fact that there s an outpouring of conservative support behind one candidate, but having a multiple conservative field is going to be the pathway for mitt romney to coast to the nomination. ron karhee, former michele bachmann chief of staff, thanks
state assembly is taking a look at that, and we ll see what happens. if it becomes a protracted battle all the way delegate by delegate, you re right, mitt romney has an advantage because of the resources he has. santorum is catching up, but no way he s going to win a resource-intensive campaign. you think about it. there s 75% or 80% of the republican base will be voting in the primaries. they are true blue conservatives, and mitt romney is not does not fit their definition of conservatives, so if the republicans or the conservatives can coalesce behind santorum, the ballot access is will be overwhelmed by the fact that there s an outpouring of conservative support behind one candidate, but having a multiple conservative field is going to be the pathway for mitt romney to coast to the nomination. ron karhee, former michele bachmann chief of staff, thanks for coming on this morning. you re welcome.
daughter of former mayor new york rudy giuliani was arrested for shoplifting at a cosmetic store in manhattan. that is the news. now, we will send you back to hardball. welcome back to hardball. last night some less than far out republicans prevailed over their more right wing rivals in michigan and kansas. michigan, businessman rick snyder who calls himself one tough nerd won against the conservative field and in kansas, after they both joined michele bachmann s tea party caucus, jerry moran beat his more conservative league todd tiahrt in the primary. seven out of ten voters in missouri backed a referendum rejecting the new federal health care law. is the tea party wave cresting a bit, or will nominees in florida, kentucky and nevada help republicans take over the senate? chuck todd is an nbc chief white house correspondent and political director and nbc political analyst charlie cook is the editor and publisher of the cook political report.
gates and warren buffett in pledging to giveaway half their fortunes to charity. i m veronica de la cruz. now back to hardball. welcome back to hardball. last night some less than far out republicans prevailed over their more right wing rivals in michigan and kansas. michigan, businessman rick snyder who calls himself one tough nerd won against the conservative field and in kansas, after they both joined michele bachmann s tea party caucus, jerry moran beat his more conservative league todd tiahrt in the primary. seven out of ten voters in missouri backed a referendum rejecting the new federal health care law. is the tea party wave cresting a bit, or will nominees in florida, kentucky and nevada help republicans take over the senate?