momentum in his quest for the republican nomination. he s crossed the halfway point to 1144. he has 573 delegates and santorum has 212, newt gingrich and ron paul trail. some other interesting numbers, msnbc s richard lui has a closer look at the exit polls and what do they tell us about romney s path going forward? chris, if it s over, mitt romney would point to this, the gop baselining up behind him. nbc news exit polls, romney hoovering in 40s with evangelicals, he split that vote in one of his best you comes with religious conservatives, questions about the faith with the group could be moderating. very conservatives ran almost even with santorum yesterday, a strong performance not seen outside of new england. also, romney did very well with those who strongly support the tea party. he beat santorum, look at that, by up to 15 points. the fiscally conservative group outperformed compared to overall vote in wisconsin.