. >> santorum co sponsored 51 bills to increase spending and zero to cut spending. ntorum even voted to raise his own pay and joined clinton to let convicted felons vote. santorum, big spender, washington insider. >> so so much for those positive ads that were airing in michigan yesterday. things getting heated don't expect it to stop soon because the polls are anything but steady. i want to take new to ohio, a big state on super tuesday. this is a story, santorum is now leading romney there. then if we switch gears and go into arizona, state voting at the end of the month, different story line. romney leading santorum, both of them are now generating buzz and it appears both of them are wearing bull eyes. >> thank you for that live report. >>> they may be polling close to one another but a new survey shows romney is doing much better with the ladies than santorum. the poll found about 38% of likely female voters support romney while only 29% support santorumn. the same poll, romney is only at 27% with men while santorum is at 37%. >>> bachmann said despite rumor tha

in a single session, santorum co-sponsored 51 bills to increase spending and zero to cut spending. santorum voted to raise his own pay and joined hillary clinton to let convicted felons vote. rick santorum, big spender, washington insider. >> the santorum campaign is opting to stay positive. touting their candidate's record in conservative values in a new michigan spot. >> who has the best chance to beat obama? rick santorum. full spectrum conservative he is rock solid on values issues, favorite of the tea party for fighting corruption and taxpayer abuse, more foreign policy credentials than any candidates and rick's made in the usa jobs plan will make america an economic super power again. rick santorum, a trulsed conservative who gives us the best chance to take back america. >> i'm rick santorum and i approve this message. >> leaving the attacks to the super pacs, mitt romney is hitting the air waves with an ad highlighting his michigan roots. le. >> i grew up in michigan, it was exciting to be here, remember going to the detroit auto show with my dad. that was a big deal. how in

. >> in a single session, santorum co-sponsored 51 bills to increase spending and zero to cut spendingand voted to raise his own pay. rick santorum, big spender, with a with a -- >> that was was the message that romney has to use against santorum. he cannot go through social issues. that was not particular tly effective as an ad. >> we will have talk on that in the next block when we discuss newt gingrich into the wild. the gop candidate and animal lover thought it would be a good idea to hold a facebook town hall at a zoo. what it can tell us about the state of his campaign. that is next on "now." [ woman ] my boyfriend and i were going on vacation, so i used my citi thank you card to pick up some accessories. a new belt. some nylons. and what girl wouldn't need new shoes? we talked about getting a diamond. but with all the thank you points i've been earning... ♪ ...i flew us to the rock i really had in mind. ♪ [ male announcer ] the citi thank you card. earn points you can use for travel on any airline, with no blackout dates. ♪ they hatin' ♪ patrolling and tryin' to catch me ridin'

in a single session, santorum co-sponsored 51 bills to increase spending and zero to cut spending. >> santorum is the target of an attack ad by a group supporting mitt romney. the group released the ad criticizing santorum's voting record as senator of pennsylvania. newt gingrich is also taking shots claiming santorum has a complete misunderstanding of modern warfare. as for santorum's tactics, he says he's vowing to maintain a positive campaign against romney in upcoming primaries. >>> president obama will begin selling his proposed budget today in wisconsin. he'll tour a master lock factory in milwaukee before heading to california and then seattle for fundraising events. he returns to washington on friday. in milwaukee, the president will be greeted by wisconsin's republican governor, scott walker. he was one of the featured speakers at last week's conservative political action conference here in washington. walker was critical of president obama in that speech. >>> the president appears to be winning some support for his handling of the economy. a new cbs news/"new york times" pol

. >> in a single session, santorum co-sponsored 51 bills to increase spending and zero to cut spendingsantorum even voted to raise his own pay and joined hillary clinton to let convicted felons vote. rick santorum. big spender, washington insider. >> but today santorum got much-needed help. his own campaign and his aligned superpac announced they are pouring in cash to run ads to rebut the romney onslaught. will this early counterattack allow him to remain a threat or will he be outspent and written off as gingrich was in florida. the strategists happen to be two political admakers. they are mad men from the early '60s. steve mcmahon and republican todd harris. gentlemen, when you -- todd, when you run a -- when you are confronted with a guy like romney who has all the money in the world and is out to basically erase you because you are doing too well, is there any way to stop them? >> i think to go after romney because his record has been just legislated over and over and over again and people are generally aware of it. you have to turn it into a character logical fight. and really ge

in a single session, santorum co-sponsored 51 bills to increase spending and zero to cut spending. >> the group restore our future just released this ad criticizing santorum's voting record as senator of pennsylvania. the ad called santorum a big spender and a washington insider. >>> mitt romney is trying to use his michigan roots to win over voters in the great lakes state ahead of this primary in less than two weeks. the former massachusetts governor reminds voters of his upbringing in the state in this new ad. he also took out an ad in the "detroit news" in which he elk expands on his position to the 2009 bailout of the auto industry. michigan holds its primary on february 28. >>> a top federal regulator says manufactures are stepping up production of a childhood cancer drug so hospitals don't run out of it in a couple of weeks. the companies that make the drug are not saying how they will end the shortage of the preservat e preservative-free methotrexate. the drug is used to treat a kind of leukemia. it cures about 90% of patients. right now there's only about a two-week supply le

in a single session, santorum co-sponsored 51 bills to increase spending and zero to cut spending. santorum even voted to raise his own pay and joined hillary clinton to let convicted felons vote. rick santorum, big spender, washington insider. restore our future is responsible for the content of this message. >> the santorum ad produced this ad in response, called rombo and mocks romney's reliance on negative ads as you just saw to destroy his opponents. a lot of people think this is a very smart ad. let's watch it. >> i'm rick santorum and i approve this message. >> mitt romney's negative attack machine is back on full throttle. this time romney's firing his mud at rick santorum. romney and his superpac have spent a staggering 20 million attacking fellow republicans. why? because romney is trying to hide from his big government romney care and his support for job-killing cap and trade. in the end mitt romney's ugly attacks are going to backfire. >> that really does look like a slightly chunkier mitt romney. they got a great actor in there for their casting. he looks kind of like a

times and for billions in wasteful projects including the bridge to no wrchlt in a single session, santorum co-sponsored 51 bills to increase spending and zero to cut spending. santorum even voted to raise his own pay and joined hillary clinton to let convicted felons vote. >> can he beat you on sheer volume? >> that's his plan. if this race does come down to who can run the most negative ads and the largest volume and beat people into submission with those negative ads, we can stop the primaries now, we have our nominee. it's mitt romney. but the problem that romney has is there's an enthusiasm gap for him is because people disagree with him on his message and his issue. romneycare which became obamacare. what's interesting to me is rick santorum is spending a fraction of what mitt romney has, yet he's at least tied for the lead right now, which means that i believe we have the better messenger and the better message. >> even if everyone agrees with all that, take a look at this number. the romney campaign has made electability a big issue. 55% think mitt romney has the best chance to beat ba

. >> in a single session, santorum co-sponsored 51 bills to increase spending and zero to cut spendingven voted to raise his own pay and joined hillary clinton to let convicted felons vote. rick santorum, big spender, washington insider. >> so florida was a huge battleground, the negative ad campaigns that went against newt gingrich in florida, it worked. is this the model that's being utilized in michigan, because it's really going to be egg on his face if he doesn't take his home state? >> rick santorum is somebody who's not run for political office since 2006 when he lost by double digits in his home state of pennsylvania. he's not been fully vetted by the national media or the electorate. it's incumbent upon mitt romney and other candidates who are still in it to go out there and say, this is what you might not know about rick santorum. this is what he wouldn't tell you. here's what you need to know about him on the economy, on spending, on the deficit. nothing wrong with doing that. >> a lot of people are going to say, there's a lot of time before michigan. that means there's a to

in a single session, santorum co-sponsored 51 bills to increase spending and zero to cut spending. santorum even voted to raise his own pay and joined hillary clinton to let convicted felons vote. rick santorum, big spender, washington insider. restore our future is responsible for the content of this message. >> the romney campaign is now desperate to stop santorum, because rick santorum is making an argument to republican voters that romney cannot possibly answer. >> obama care to me is the best possible grounds on which to focus this election. it is the signature accomplishment of barack obama. it is the biggest example of government overreach and involvement into your life. it is the best example of an explosion of government and the best example of crushing the business community in this country. and so who is the best candidate to go up against barack obama on this signature issue of the day? thank you. you folks catch on a little quicker than most the audiences i've been in front of. >> yes, mitt romney is the most hollow and cynical front-runner either party has ever seen. h

. >> in a single session, santorum co-sponsored 51 bliss to increase spending and zero to cut pendinghe voted to raise his own pay and joined hillary clinton to let convicted felons vote. big spender, washington insider. >> two things strike me about this. >> could there be back lash? >> absolutely. first of all rick santorum has a very good ad that shows romney swatting him with mud. it plays into the david/goliath story. santorum is fighting back s. saying that he voted to give convicted felons the right to vote. he makes at the case on the merits. he voted for them once they're out of jail, have done that are due pencens, and by the way, is it massachusetts did the same thing. so there's a lot of back-and-forth on that, but people are kind of sick of it. >>> newt gingrich, someone trying to get him back in the game? >> kitchen bonn, our senior producer broke the news that sheldon adelson will probably pour about $10 million more bucks into the super pac supporting newt gingrich, probably within the next month. as you know, that will give is newt gingrich the money and wherewithal t

in single sessions, santorum co-sponsored 51 bills to increase spending and zero to cut spending. >>regg: joining us live ford con el. also joins us alexis mcgill johnson. good to have you both. let me start with you. a lot of think tanks and political groups have studied santorum's record. cato institute which is a libertarian think tank, said, santorum never met an earmark he didn't like. taxpayers for common sense which tracks the earmarks themselves, says santorum secured at least $1 billion in earmarks. for growth, describes his fiscal record as mixed while the american conservative union gave santorum a lower conservative rating than gingrich or ron paul based on their voting record. so in truth, is romney's attack on santorum not only accurate but fair? >> well, i don't want to be in the position to be apologist for rick santorum, but i'm given the fact he was representing a very center left. i'm sure his fiscal record.... >> gregg: are you saying he had to pander moderates and liberals in a industrial state? >> yeah. if you look at national taxpayer union, i believe they actu

in a single session, santorum co-sponsored 51 bills to increase spending and zero so cut spending. ntorum even voted to raise his own pay and joined hillary clinton to let convicted felons vote. rick santorum, big spender, washington insider. restore our future is responsible for the content of this message. >> al sharpton, i see donny going like this, good ad. you don't think so? >> no. >> anyway, the president and his allies have to love this too. not only is he getting good numbers on the economy, republicans continue to savage themselves into the spring. >> he's getting good numbers on the economy because it's seemingly trending the right way. but the fact that his opponents or his potential opponent are beating each other up for him also helps a lot. because they look like they're in this whole ball of confusion while he looks like he's operating with precision, he's governing, he's managing bad times. well, it's a good time for him. i think what is very striking to me is the only way mitt romney seems to advance is what negative ads. he can't sell himself. he destroys his oppo

back in 2003 when president bush was signing it, and who was standing there, a co-sponsor of this legislation, rick santorum, you got to know about him, do you think he's presidential timber. >> it's amazing to see rick in the role that he's playing. i'm not sure he believes all the things that he's saying. >> really? >> i'm not so sure. but he wanted to being president. that's the other side. >> are you saying you thinka he's more moderate than he appears? >> i just didn't think that i knew if he served in the house. >> how would you describe him, having worked alongside him? >> he was very supportive of this effort and i never, ever saw him take the type of position that he's taking now. >> on social issues, on the issues of race and taking care of people that have been left out and left behind. it is surprising. >> final word, lonnie, about this museum, and what you hope african-americans as well as white americans all americans take away from a long afternoon spent with this new terrific edition to the smithsonian? >> in many ways what i want is for african-americans to revel deeply in their culture, to

. >> in a single session santorum co-sponsored 51 bills to increase spending and zero to cut spending santorum, big spender, washington insider. >> reporter: still, some suggest romney's opposition to the administration's auto bailout may jeopardize his chances in michigan. but romney isn't backing down. on tuesday he reasserted his position calling it crony capitalism writing in an ap-ed, the president says without his intervention things in detroit would be worse. i believe without his intervention things there would be better. for his part, newt gingrich was in california doing a little "pandering" at the san diego zoo. confident he can still win the nomination. >> this has been like riding space mountain. we've had this up and down roller coaster effect. by super tuesday we'll be back in the middle of the hunt. >> reporter: super tuesday is not until next month. but this race in the republican field is heating up with 18 contests in 15 days beginning february 28th. by the way, there is a new ad out from the santorum campaign today. it shows a mitt romney look alike firing mud out

former senator alan simpson had some harsh words for rick santorum. the co-author said santorum's focus on social issues is a mistake. quote i'm convinced if you get into the social issues and just stay in there somehow they are going to take us all out to aalaska and float us down the bearing see, he said we won't have a prayer. that's in "the hill" newspaper and alan simpson's former chief of staff just wrote a book "shoot from the lip" about senator simpson. book tv attended a book party for form simpson. former vice president cheney was there and elizabeth dole. that will be on c-span this week you can find out more information at book tv.org. this column, the article about the gap between mitt romney and the rivals, look no foote than his campaign's financial report. at first glance the numbers may seem like good news for romney given he is the largest fundraiser in the field. he had raised $62.7 million more than twice as much as the next most successful candidate, which was ron paul. but look more deeply at the numbers and a trend emerges. romney is g

conservative base has really not valid behind one candidate the way they are starting to co aless behind santorum. you have to believe he's the last chance for republicans to run against barack obama, the president of the united states, from the far right. the train is leaving the station, according to many, we'll see. the michigan primary in two weeks, will let us know just who is jumping on board. >>> get your cell phones out, want to know what you think. tonight's question, santorum surge, is rick santorum's surge the turning point for conservative voters? text a for yes, b to no, to 622639. go to our blog, we have the results later in the show. >>> i'm joined by howard fineman, nbc political analyst and editor and director of the huffington post media group. great to have you with us, howard. >> hey, ed. >> rick santorum says mitt romney is desperate. we're going to see how desperate he is in the next couple weeks. what do you think romney will do in michigan now that the numbers are out and that is a healthy lead for santorum, what is the game plan for romney to turn it around? >> first, let

santorum himself switch back to the economy today. >> all right. thank you, david. which brings us by the way to "good morning america" co-anchor and host of "this week" george stephanopoulos who interviewed rick santorum yesterday and i watched every minute of it, george, couldn't believe that he was going on the offensive on church and state and the separation of them, against john kennedy. >> and that classic speech that john kennedy gave in 1960. catholic running for president trying to reassure voters he wouldn't take orders from the pope. he gave a speech in defense of the separation of church and state. santorum said the first time he heard that speech, it almost made him throw up. that's what i asked him about. >> well, absolutely, to say that people of faith have no role in the public square, you bet that makes you throw up. what kind of country do we live in that says only people of nonfaith can come in the public square and make their case? that makes me throw up. >> rick santorum did recalibrate a bit today. this is something he really believes. he gave speeches about this a couple of years ago, matters of co

conservative base has really not rallied behind one candidate the way they're starting to co-less behind rick santorumsantorum is the last chance for republicans to run against barack obama, the president of the united states, from the far right. the train sleeis leaving the station. we'll see. the michigan primary in two weeks will let us know who is jumping on board. get your cell phones out. tonight's question, santorum's surge. is his surge the turning point for conservative voters? text for yes and text b for no. you can go to our blog, and we've got the results later on in the show. i'm joined tonight by howard fineman, nbc news political analyst and editor and director of the huffington post media group. rick santorum says mitt romney is desperate. we're going to see how desperate he is in the next couple of weeks. what do you think romney will do in michigan now na the numbers are out? what's the game plan going to be for romney to really turn it around? >> let neme tell you about the santorum game plan with a tv ad in michigan. they didn't have the money for tv advertising especially in a big

dionne will be here to talk about rick santorum attacks on faith and education. >>> mitt romney has a new problem. his arizona co-chaired resigned amid a scandal. howard fineman is with me on that story. we're right back. >>> coming up, rick santorum is walking back ridiculous statement. he says the presidents that ha different theology. he wants us to believe he wasn't talking about religion. i'll ask joy-ann reid and e.j. dionne what they think. >>> you won't believe what is going on in virginia it's the new battlefield for the republican war on women. today in that state, women were fighting back. the president of the national organization for women is here to explain. >>> an espn anchor is suspended after racist remarks about jeremy lin, michael eric dyson joins me later. share your thoughts on twitter #edshow, we're right back. what makes the sleep number store different? you walk into a conventional mattress store, it's really not about you. they say, "well, if you want a firm bed you can lie on one of those." we provide the exact individualization that your body needs. wow. that feels really good. it's ab

gingrich and santorum say they're not going anywhere. romney's national campaign coota governor tim pawlenty is going to join us. >>> 21 civilians killed so far today in syria and there are no signs of letting up. >>> millions upon millions of dollars in earmarks from lawmakers. they may have personally benefitted from those earmarkers. lawmakers say it is legit. "starting point" begins right now. >>> hey, everybody. our panelist is run dmc's runs house. ring stengle is the managing editor of "time." mr. salam is the co-author of brand new party. >>> lots to talk about. especially these three brand new republican contests happening. mitt romney is looking over his shoulder, it could be the most critical day of rick santorum's campaign. he's hoping for a strong showing in the state of florida. tim pawlenty is live. he's national co-chairman of romney's 2012 presidential campaign. it's nice to see you. thank you for talking with us. four years ago mitt romney swept the minnesota caucuses. now everybody is downplaying what he might be able to do. why do you think that i

co- host. >>> friday, mitt romney, newt gingrich and rick santorum expected to speak at cpac.on paul declined the invitation. >> saturday maine's republican caucus starts and is expected to last one week. >> rick santorum set his sights on voters in missouri and colorado and has new poll numbers to push him along we will talk with that with chris wallace, gwen will be back for a weather preview. fox news sunday will be right back ♪ [ male announcer ] from our nation's networks... ♪ ...to our city streets... ♪ ...to skies around the world... ♪ ...northrop grumman's security solutions are invisibly at work, protecting people's lives... [ soldier ] move out! [ male announcer ] ...without their even knowing it. that's the value of performance. northrop grumman. >>> welcome back to fox 5 news sunday. we have a little bit of everything this weekend. >> we did and it is still continuing to give us this whole mix. we have had some sunshine a little taste of winter, here is a look at satellite radar composite you can see to the south there is a fair amount of moisture moving its way th

santorum. >>> protesters delay a vote on the anti-abortion law in virginia. >>> a sex scandal involving a romney state coir, howard fineman has the latest. >>> outrage over a racist jeremy lin headline, and on air comments at espn. >> if there is a chink in the armor, where can lin improve his game? >> eric dyson is here for reaction. >>> thanks for watching, the more radical rick santorum is the better he seems to do in the polls. santorum now up by 10 points nationally, according to gallup, beating mitt romney 36% to 26%. santorum, what he's doing is mobilizing social conservatives. along the way he said questionable things. last night in a church in georgia, santorum compared our current political climate to the build-up to world war ii. he said america sat on the sidelines for too long in 1940. >> we're a hopeful people. we think well, it will get better, yeah, he's a nice guy. i mean -- it won't be near as bad as what we think. this will be okay. oh, yeah, maybe he's not the best guy after a while you found out some things about this guy over in europe, he's not so good of a guy after all. but you k

the fight over contraceptives without co- payments under the obama health care has suddenly awakened the social conservatives, and now they have a vehicle in santorum >> santorum did his retail appearances 22 in colorado. i want to talk about romney, then you can come next. i know you're chafing the bit. romney salutes santorum! >> this was a good night for rick santorum. want to congratulate snore santorum, wish him the bolt. we'll keep campaign but i expect to become our nominee with your help. >> why so confident, mitt? bibii answer, electability, in a match-up with sitting president barack obama it's even steven. obama, 48%. romney, 48%. so says gallop. that's a leap ahead this to coming november. >> i do. thanks for explaining it, though. >> surprised bithat? >> yes. this is the thing with romney, there's a resistance to him among conservatives, and so far he is only won in the states where he's basically a favorite son like new hampshire, or where he has made the rubble bounce with a nuclear negative attacks against the opponents. and he did not do that against santorum in these states. i think the outcome here makes a broker convention much

>> first of all this is a very crucial moment for the two co-front runners, both mr. santorumnd mr. romney. they need momentum going in the crucial contest that will come during the month of march. super tuesday, ten contests of course washington state on march 3rd, by winning in either state or both states, mr. romney or mr. santorum will not only be declared the so-called front run irrelevant, but march is an important month for republicans in another sense. that is when a bulk of the delegates will be allocated proportionately. these candidates will be able to gather up more steam and more support so that they can hopefully tamp down the opposition and clinch the nomination by mid or late april. >> matt, i want to bring you in this. you are knee arizona, talking about the third highest rate of home foreclosures there, illegal immigration a big issue. what are are republican voters looking to hear from the top two candidates? >> i think always whether or general election voter, connecting is important. mitt romney stumbled saying he's not concerned about the very poor. makin