the party s interests? absolutely. again, i think the turnout issue is going to continue to be a problem. you re not increasing your turnout in the way that the democrats are. the longer this goes, the more track tured your party is becoming and i don t see newt any more magnamanous. matt lewis, your final thoughts? romney wins big but gingrich has to argue. delegates are what matters. the fight goes on. the fight definitely goes on. michael, you know best of all, behind the scenes, what kind of jockeying for position is taking place for santorum saying to newt, it s me, not you, and vice versa. their captains are talking to one another. no doubt about that. the ron paul folks are saying, we don t care what you do. we re marching this way. the establishment right now is going for the maalox and a lot of other things. as we get closer to the
of it can build and i think that he can win iowa and he can do extremely well in south carolina. i just think that in the long haul romney has more resources right now. i think that ron paul has done good leg work in the caucus states, paralleling that of what barack obama dez inid in 2008. newt gingrich? people in congress, of course are talking about him, i don t see newt as a major player in the long haul. you talked about big egos. do you see anybody dropping out, say, before south carolina? no. i don t. i think that they re going to do everything they possibly can to keep their book tour alive. always good to see you. thanks for coming on. catch more of ed during our special coverage of the iowa caucuses 6:00 p.m. eastern here on your place for politics, msnbc. even the entertainment world
of it can build and i think that he can win iowa and he can do extremely well in south carolina. i just think that in the long haul romney has more resources right now. i think that ron paul has done good leg work in the caucus states, paralleling that of what barack obama dez inid in 2008. newt gingrich? people in congress, of course are talking about him, i don t see newt as a major player in the long haul. you talked about big egos. do you see anybody dropping out, say, before south carolina? no. i don t. i think that they re going to do everything they possibly can to keep their book tour alive. always good to see you. thanks for coming on. catch more of ed during our special coverage of the iowa caucuses 6:00 p.m. eastern here on your place for politics, msnbc. even the entertainment world