even if santorum beatnik romney by a little bit in ohio, it is not enough for him. he needs a lot of delegates to stay in this race. for mitt romney, his game is to do well. he needs to do well in ohio, but he has to have a strong showing in the other nine states to edge out his opponents 51 to have a successful move into the next batch of states that are coming up. >> beyond the actual delegate numbers it would be the impression right now that, a state as big as ohio would really go for somebody else. >> it would hurt his pride, but he could still win the nomination. it is not enough for him to do well. he needs delegates in all of the states. >> at this point, is it a foregone conclusion? it is wrong. s race, right? if newt wins georgia he could still come back from there or if santorum happens to pull it off in tennessee or ohio? >> it is always the front- runners game to lose. but in this case, i think mitt romney is taking the long view between now and the convention and what are the numbers. how many delegates does he need to get from where he is now to the con