one week later and they re still reeling. the religious right is trying to figure out what went so wrong. how could they have laos like this? for 30 years evangelicals have been a force in the republican party. the evangelical explosion came in 1980 when millions helped ronald reagan win the presidency. preachers like reverend jerry fallwell and pat robertson rose to national prominence. the religious right was credited for helping george w. bush win in 2004, with 79% of the evangelical vote. the atlantic writes about the end of evangelical dominance in politics but points out 79% of white evangelicals voted for romney on tuesday. the evangelical vote was 27% of the overall electorate, the highest it s ever been in an election. but guess what?
and pennsylvania, rick santorum s home state coming up the end of the month. i think you could see an effective end at then of the month. but rick santorum made a case effective why he should be in the race. nobody has won 1144 yet and until then we don t have a nominee. liz, what is the end game here? how and when do you see the republican primary battle wrapping up? well, i would argue that actually we kind of have seen it wrapping up this week. i thought it was pretty significant that this week, of all weeks, when healthcare was really the major focus for much of the week, and that is theoretically supposed to be romney s achilles heel that it was this week he managed to consolidate a lot of party support behind him. i think it felt like there was a turning point this week. wisconsin could be the icing on the cake for romney if he puts santorum away there. yes, santorum may stay in until pennsylvania but a big win for romney on tuesday in wisconsin
and pennsylvania, santorum s home state and right now they still have a case. rick santorum made a case why he should be in the race, and no one has won 1,044 yet. and until then we did not have a nominee. chris: what is the end game here? guest: i argue that actually we have seen things wrapping up. i thought it was significant that this week of all weeks when health care was the major focus for much of the week and that is supposed to be romney s achilles heel this week he seemed to consolidate a lost a lot of party support and it felt to be a turning point. wisconsin could be the icing on the cake if he really puts santorum away. a big win for romney on tuesday in wisconsin would finalize
most prominent republicans in wisconsin and probably the only one whose endorsement could help romney on tuesday. so, it is a big plus for wisconsin and that is still, while romney should win it, it is city competitive enough romney needs the help. but for the general election, look, neil, this is no way that romney is beginning to win this election running a stand pat campaign he has to define big, sharp differences with the obama administration and focus the voters on them. while the national debt, the budget, all of the related issues, that is a great way to sharpen the distinctions. neil: when you get a reminder in an ad like this, of the big ideas and big plans, like paul ryan who is supporting romney, that illustrates that point? guest: if romney follows up with his at he has to respond to not specifically this ad but it
taken from her home, found in a field, on life support. the family has made the decision to take her off life support. she is the 39th casualty now of friday s storms. president obama preparing for a face-to-face showdown this morning with israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu. on the table, how to handle iran and its nuclear program. and rush limbaugh stepping in it big time and the advertisers are dropping like flies, folks, bailing, because it just ain t right to call a law student a slut. why doesn t he get it? can the champion of the right overcome this or would this possibly become his imus moment. is it ever okay to call someone a slut? having been called a slut by one of my colleagues on the air, i would say it s not. so shut your cake hole, limbaugh. i came back to this nasty talk. and this little girl we ve been following. awful story. it s one of many we followed along the way following tornadoes. some of the pictures tend to look a lot the same.