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we heard eric fernstrom compare his campaign to a etch a sketch.mitt romney, i don't think etch a sketch, i think twister. one foot on red, the other on blue and both hands on green. the man has trouble connecting with regular people. you can't have a beer with him because he doesn't drink. you can't have a cup of coffee with him because he can't have caffeine. you can't play monopoly with him because he keeps trying to put the dog on the car. but if you're a republican, you know, there isn't much of a choice. rick santorum is out. i guess it just wasn't rick's year. rick's year is 1954. [ laughter ] you know, it's one thing to oppose gay marriage. it's another altogether to do it in a sweater vest. [ applause ] >> but in the end, rick santorum may not have won the nomination but he succeeded in getting his message out, not just to americans but to people all aflat the world. ron paul is still in there. he's still sticking with it. to me ron paul looks like the

. >> in all seriousness, that's why romney's top adviser, eric fernstrom said it was the etch-a-sketchategy, he was speaking the truth. >> wrong metaphor but the truth. >> for everyone, by the way, not just mitt romney. >> 45 seconds left. let me ask you, right now, those head to heads with president obama and mitt romney look very good for the president. where's the pitfall for the president? >> i know it's cliche, but jobs, jobs, jobs. people are starting to feel better. if you look at the data, if it doesn't keep going that direction, that's a pitfall. >> and the high gas prices. the central thing is what happens to the anti-bush vote? president obama was swept into the white house with a lot of people voting and tired of president bush. it's going to be a tight election, no doubt about that. >> thanks very much. come back. >> we'll be here. >> with words like liar, lightweight, and the worst, how will the republican field ever get along? the art of the political walk-back next. we're america's natural gas and here's what we did today: supported nearly 3 million steady jobs across o

but eric fernstrom had no idea that cnn was allowing him to ask a question. journalism in the campaign. >> i know he got in so much trouble. >> has he been seen from again? >> he made a lot of jokes about etch-a-sketch. but he has been with governor romney for a long time. and again, he seems like a nice enough guy. i give mitt romney credit for not firing him. >> debbie in philly. hey, deb. >> hey how are you guys? >> good. go ahead. congratulates on the tv show. >> thank you. >> and loved you guys in philly both the show and meet and greet. >> yay! >> and come back. >> dying too. >> one of the reasons that the birth control outrage doesn't pass the war on women's smell test is i haven't heard rick santorum or the republican righteous people raging about insurance covering vasectomies. >> yes it's ridiculous. >> there are a lot of catholic and lay people who are railing about against waning to bring back preexisting conditions for women. there are a lot of catholics who don't have access to the media who are very against these policies. >> yes, exactly. did