romney recognitioned that in 2006, just as president obama does today. >> you know what else is going the value of etch-a-sketch job closing 141% today. is speaker bane invested in etch-a-sketches? >> he's going to now start plugging mr. potato head. you might want to look at hasbro stock. i don't think so, but they're kind of a shadowy outfit. >> thanks for your >> one general in the war on women claims there isn't such a thing, it's all political theater, coming up. capital one is issuing a venture double miles challenge. show us how much you spent last year and we'll give you 2 miles on your travel reward card. up to 100,000 miles! hawaii, here we come. claim your miles at capitalone.com today! what's in your wallet? can you play games on that? not on the runway. no. >> t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t >>me and stephanie miller in the morning ... what a way to start the day. one of the protagonists on the war on women insists it's political theater. >> the agreement with that position belonging to the governor of virginia is so profound, senator attempt

romney recognitioned that in 2006, just as president obama does today. >> you know what else is going up? the value of etch-a-sketch job closing 141% today. is speaker bane invested in etch-a-sketches? >> he's going to now start plugging mr. potato head. you might want to look at hasbro stock. i don't think so, but they're kind of a shadowy outfit. >> thanks for your time. >> one general in the war on women claims there isn't such a thing, it's all political theater, coming up. >> the father of the transvaginal ultrasound said the war on women is just political theater. coming up next. theater. >> the agreement with that position belonging to the governor of virginia is so profound senator attempts to defund planned parenthood supporting bills like the protect life act and no taxpayer funding for abortion act which there ain't already. senator seems to have something of a change of heart. >> i think planned parenthood does mammograms, they do so much of the health care, the preventative health care, and if they are doing that, we need to provide those services, absolutely. >> by the w

romney was reluck tabt to embrace the first one but used it to beat gingrich up. so you've already seen some recognitione romney campaign that this could potentially pose political problems down the line. >> i disagree with sa lis za on in that these endorsements are more important than the primaries. we have eight states that are going to vote in the next month. mitt romney's probably going to win seven out of the eight states if the patterns hold. the next month we have eight states that vote in may. if the dem graphic patterns existed so far hold, then santorum is going to win eight states. what's going to happen in mail? >> nobody's going to care. >> remember when hillary clinton sent barack obama reeling -- >> i don't think you can compare barack obama to mitt romney. >> obama lost all these states and nobody cared. west virginia, kentucky. nobody cared. >> there are serious doubts about the real conviction people feel about mitt romney and what better way to express that than sartorially. >> nice segue this. >> this is for you, buzzy ben smith. mitt romney on his website has sold 346 super fan t-s

romney added a last-minute stop in mobile, alabama this morning, which advisers say was in recognition of the campaign's belief he could still pick up a win tomorrow. but romney is playing it both ways. also trying to keep expectations in check. last night the romney campaign tipped off local media to an unscheduled stop in jackson, mississippi. but didn't notify the national press corps. at a minimum, romney will wendell gats tomorrow. 47 at stake in alabama. 37 in mississippi. this weekend, though, santorum walked away from the kansas caucuses with 51% of the vote, beat romney by 30 points. santorum came away with fewer delegates. romney won 39 to santorum's 36 in wyoming's county conventions and running the gable in guam, the northern islands and virgin islan islands. romney 337 delegates in his column, santorum moved ahead of gingrich into second place with 146. the romney campaign is now fund-raising on that delegate math. but moments ago on "today," santorum said numbers will not buy romney a win in the conservative part of the republican party. >> the math is not the issue. the

. >> and the romney strategy as we all agree from the beginning, is the recognition of the roller derby, your job is to stay on the course when everybody is off of it. under the theory that with the economy still being rocky, whoever the republican nominee is come november or come the fall when you begin the season really head-to-head will have roughly a 50-50 shot, and therefore you want to get there. >> yes. >> because once you get there, and i was with bob woodward the other day, and he will argue that all of the santorum back flow, and the hatred vote and the far-right religious vote will come to you inevitably out of antipathy for the president, and you will get the 30 to 40 % percentage, many of them haters who will come, so all you have to to is to get into the boxing ring with the president, and debate well and try to win back the center. that is the argument he has followed all along, get there. and he is going to get there in the worst way and the question is will events come his direction to give him a shot to win. they might. we may have a spike in the unemployment rate beca

. >> and the romney strategy as we all agree from the beginning, is the recognition of the roller derby, your job is to stay on the course when everybody is off of it. under the theory that with the economy still being rocky, whoever the republican nominee is come november or come the fall when you begin the season really head-to-head will have roughly a 50-50 shot, an therefore you want to get there. >> yes. >> because once you get there, and i was with bob woodward the other day, and he will argue that all of the santorum back flow, and the hatred vote and the far-right religious vote will come to you inevitably out of antipathy for the president, and you will get the percentage, many of them haters who will come, so all you have to to is to get into the boxing ring with the president, and debate well and try to win back the center. that is the argument he has followed all along, get there. and he is going to get there in the worst way and the question is will events come his direction to give him a shot to win. they might. we may have a spike in unemployment rate because of higher ga

. >> and the romney strategy as we all agree from the beginning, is the recognition of the roller derby, your job is to stay on the course when everybody is off of it. under the theory that with the economy still being rocky, whoever the republican nominee is come november or come the fall when you begin the season really head-to-head will have roughly a 50-50 shot, an therefore you want to get there. >> yes. >> because once you get there, and i was with bob woodward the other day, and he will argue that all of the santorum back flow, and the hatred vote and the far-right religious vote will come to you inevitably out of antipathy for the president, and you will get the percentage, many of them haters who will come, so all you have to to is to get into the boxing ring with the president, and debate well and try to win back the center. that is the argument he has followed all along, get there. and he is going to get there in the worst way and the question is will events come his direction to give him a shot to win. they might. we may have a spike in unemployment rate because of higher ga

. >> and the romney strategy as we all agree from the beginning, is the recognition of the roller derby, your job is to stay on the course when everybody is off of it. under the theory that with the economy still being rocky, whoever the republican nominee is come november or come the fall when you begin the season really head-to-head will have roughly a 50-50 shot, an therefore you want to get there. >> yes. >> because once you get there, and i was with bob woodward the other day, and he will argue that all of the santorum back flow, and the hatred vote and the far-right religious vote will come to you inevitably out of antipathy for the president, and you will get the percentage, many of them haters who will come, so all you have to to is to get into the boxing ring with the president, and debate well and try to win back the center. that is the argument he has followed all along, get there. and he is going to get there in the worst way and the question is will events come his direction to give him a shot to win. they might. we may have a spike in unemployment rate because of higher ga

but ann romney has an unfavorable rating of 31-22. >> that's not bad. >> it's name recognition. >> no is callista doing? >> bringing up the rear, callista gingrich, she's working 18 favorable to 44 unfavorable rating. >> that's devastatingly bad. >> is it because she's married to newt gringrich? people don't like him that much, but in reality it might be because we're scared of her. let's see. >> i'd like to share a few things about him that you may be surprised to hear. >> this is a stunningly-- [laughter] >> have many of us forgotten why america is an exceptional nation. >> from our family to yours, merry christmas and happy new year. i'm callista gingrich. [applause] >> real quick, why do people dislike her the most welcome a, she's a robot. two, she scarce a lot of people. >> he likes her because she's scary. >> i think that's true. callista and i agree. thank you, guys. when we come back, we're going to talk about the million hoodie march. we took some pictures in hoodies. i'm scrolling i'm scooting up all right. that's rick. that's tom, they look dangerous. look at all these fol

recognition. fiber one. >>> nbc news is declaring rick santorum the winner of the louisiana primary today soundly beating mitt romneywe have a look at how santorum is continuing to win support in conservative southern states. >> reporter: rick santorum strikes again. he spent the day trying to win over wisconsin, he scored big in the louisiana primary, where nbc news projects he is the winner. >> the people of louisiana sent a loud and clear message -- this race is long and far from over. >> reporter: it was another disappointment for mitt romney, who still has a strong delegate lead but can't close the deal with conservatives like this one. >> were he to be the front-runner, winds up with the republican nomination, i'm not sure where i would be rnkts . >> reporter: in pennsylvania, neuwelt gingrich was capitalizing on that doubt. he reminded voters of what a romney aide said in recent days. >> i thought they were in fact children's toys not presidential campaign design systems. >> reporter: beginning hitch has vowed to fight on to the republican convection in august, but the road to tampa is now uphill all the way.

recognition. fiber one. >>> tonight on "nightline" -- barn burner. it's super tuesday. and the republicans are still at war with each other. and conservative rick santorum is giving the front-runner, mitt romney, a stunning run for the money. we'll tell you everything you need to know about the latest in this historic primary. >>> and game on. who can beat obama? while the republicans vote, president obama tried to steal the show. >> now, i understand there are some political contests going on tonight. >> what did tonight's results tell us about how a race against the president could go down? >>> plus, palin versus hbo. it's the game-changing tv movie that's got sarah palin fuming. and demanding this film about her swift rise be labeled fiction. we'll tell you why she's crying foul. >> announcer: from the global resources of abc news, with terry moran, cynthia mcfadden and bill weir in new york city, this is a special edition of "nightline," super tuesday showdown. >>> good evening. i'm terry moran. tonight it was a rollicking super tuesday with ten states and 437 delegates up for grabs in what now seems like a marathon republican contest to take on president barack obama. tonight saw mitt ro

recognition. fiber one. st chris: welcome back. we have four campaign reporters, people on the spot here who cover the campaigns. our big question to them -- what have you noticed in covering mitt romneymething that may have gone unreported so far that could turn this election in november? john heilemann? >> i think romney believes he's going to be the republican nominee and is going to pursue that to the end. but i also think he's a rationist. he'd be more likely to drop out than people think. >> i think when his back is against the wall he's able to deliver. in the debates he was able to put newt gingrich away. he's also, i think, at the last minute be reflective. he can talk about his mistakes and learn from them. i think the question is, is he going to be able to do that within real time and be able to change course quickly enough? chris: like the last second of the nba playoff game. will he deliver? >> mitt romney that's off camera, private, is personable, funny, charming even. if they can figure out how to get that on camera in public, not have him freeze up the way he o does, that will make a difference. >> i agree with that. my first interview with him was years ago, with him

. >> the whole romney strategy from beginning has been the recognition it is roller derby and your joby on the course when everybody else is off of it. with the theory that the economy is rocky, whoever the republican nominee is come november or come the fall when you begin the season of really head-to-head will have a roughly 50-50 shot. therefore you want to get there. >> yes. >> because when you get there, and wuonce you are there, and b woodward i was with, and all of the rick santorum back flow, and it will come to you out of antipathy for the president, and you will get the 30 to 40% of people and some of them many haters, and you know, they will come. so all you are to do is to get in the boxing ring with the president to debate well, and then begin to try to win back the center. that is the argument he has fought all along, just get to there. it looks like he will get there in the worst way, and then the question is, will events come in his direction and give him a shot to win? i think they might. i mean a spike in unemployment rate because of the gas prices and slower growth,

romney. dmot g do not get addicted to cheese grits. southerns are famously friendly and hospitable and they appreciate the effort and the recognition thaty have this unique, open friendliness. i thought it was cute and authentic and you could see by the response and people's faces behind them, southerners are brought and they like when people recognize it. i think that's fine and he's closing pretty well in mississippi, so i guess the proof is in the grits. >> maria, what do you think about that? >> well, i do think that southerners will give him credit for at least trying, but you look at that and you can't help but cringe because he's just so awkward. i think e should stick to his economic message, but i guess when your economic plan actually blows a $5 trillion hole in the deficit and you give a tax break to the rich instead of the middle class, maybe grits are something you can talk about to the southerners because you've got something else. >> mary, listen to newt gingrich. he was on a radio show, wvnn, and he said this. listen. >> i'm going to be all the way to tampa, there's no question in my mind. i think it's important to win a