got a lodge way to go still. it looks like there s a narrow path for us to take. we ve got to do well in pennsylvania. we need to win that state. also texas, you heard about the movement afoot over the weekend that texas could be winner take all by simple majority. if that becomes the case we could have 155 delegates just overnight right now. polling very well in texas, way ahead of mitt romney. the worst scenario for the romney campaign is that rewin pennsylvania and the media all admits the month of may is very strong for rick and so as we move into the month of may we will be back to states favorable for us including texas. if we get that winner take all there that will be a huge boost to the campaign and big momentum heading into the convention. texas i want to talk to you in a second. you bring up pennsylvania. you said a victory in p.a. will begin the comeback for senator santorum. how far behind in the minds of republican voters do you think that senator santorum is right now
pull all negative ads from pennsylvania while santorum is caring for his child. hogan gidley is the national communication director for the santorum campaign and joins me this morning. hogan, it s nice to have you here. the senator had played to take a break over easter and then bella became too sick. without getting too personal can you update us on bell will and then whether or not he will continue coampaign schedule tomorrow? thanks for the time. listen, the family is overwhelmed by the outpours of support and prayers they have received over the last few days. i can report that bella is doing extremely okay. the family hopes to take her home later on today if she gets the all clear from the doctor. it s been a miraculous turn around. they re very excited. today we had to cancel some events. but none of them were public. they were all private fund-raisers. but family has just been
for santorum dignified would be to win his home state. there is still a matter of drama and risk here but it s really all about rick santorum as opposed to the race at large. if they are scaling back on ads, that means money for later coming from the general for mitt romney. when we talk about pennsylvania does rick santorum need to do what he did in iowa, he went county to county, door to door, taking retail politics to the people. in pennsylvania he is well-known. as dana is pointing out this could be a real ego loss to him because of the fact that there is is, you know, potential to win it but it s a bigger disappointment to lose. it s a huge risk. it s also beyond ego. it s the end of his story. if he loses pennsylvania, he loses his home state. it s a horrible ending to w45 you mentioned earlier, ohio being able to go out there. i mean, iowa, excuse me, going out there and going door to door and came back and started this grass-roots campaign in spite of all the odds.
we re going to talk to santorum spokesperson about where the campaign goes from a here. debate over the war on women and the woman who some say started it all the sandra dplfl joins us today to talk about all of this. and could facebook provide the possible clues to a deadly shooting in the heartland that is now being investigated as a possible hate crime? we ll have that and a whole bunch more. i m thomas roberts. the republican fight to face president obama could come to an end in pennsylvania. mitt romney is wrapping up his easter break ready for an all-out campaign offensive in pennsylvania. expected to roll out millions of dollars in ads. mean while newt gingrich all but acknowledged this week that romney will be the nominee. big question, where does that leave rick santorum? originally schedule to be campaigning in his home state today. but the hospitalization of his young ever daughter bella pushed his return. he is expected to be back tomorrow. the romney camp said they wil
washington post political columnist dana milbank. dana, want to start with you. they came up short in wisconsin. illinois, ohio, michigan. in your estimation going forward, rick santorum has this big financial disadvantage coming up in his home state. he does have familiarity with the voters but is that enough to overcome the romney issue in pennsylvania? probably not, thomas. i think as hogan was suggesting pretty much everybody in our line of work is basically concluded that the race is over. he s correct. there is technically a farrow route here and it does require him to win pennsylvania. but that s more of a you ve got so to sort of put ans asterisk on that right now. they say they know what the result is going to be, trying to figure it what the dignified end to this.