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democrat steve mcmahon and republican todd harris. gentlemen, let's try to be analytical.odd hairs, why doesn't newt gingrich get the heck out of the way? >> i don't think he'll get out of the way. two key reasons. number one is ego. >> he has an ego? >> you think? he has compared himself to moses. number two, because of this arcane change in the way that delegates are allocated in republican primaries now where every state prior to april 1st allocates at least some portion of their delegates on a proportional basis. so as long as you are not getting just completely sha lack ed in all of the states, you're going to continue to -- when you go to the convention, you have some standing then. >> ego and standing. is there any way, first of all, is there anything santorum can give him to please get him out of the race so he can take on romney one on one and have a chance to beat romney at this point? >> he might be able to give him the vice presidency or something. >> if he wins. >> that would take care of newt's ego. i think todd is right though. the whole game was to stay in

with us, democrat steve mcmahon and former rnc chairman michael steele who is also an msnbc analyst. steele, here's rush limbaugh that started it all with his show yesterday. he's the spiritual leader. you guys are all afraid to offend. let's listen to him on this issue of who is a slut and who isn't. let's go. >> what does it say about the college co-ed susan fluke who goes before a congressional committee and essentially says that she must be paid to have sex? what does that make her? it makes her a slut, right? it makes her a prostitute. she wants to be paid to have sex. >> you know, this cost don imus a lot of career, this kind of talk. calling people sluts, this kind of stuff. i just wonder about this guy who you guys all bow before as the great alexa hente. that either approves your crop of thinking every year. are you going to take him on or leave him out there alone? >> i've already gotten in trouble on that front. remember, i tried to put in context when asked as chairman, you know, what does rush limbaugh mean to the party? he means different things to people. in this insta