thaddeus mccotter, i want to play something that mitt romney said about what he calls the worst attack religion in the history of this country, and that attack is being launched by president obama. let's listen to what your candidate said. >> i don't think we've seen, in the history of this country, the kind of attack on religious conscious, religious freedom, religious tolerance that we've seen under barack obama. most recently, of course -- most recently, requiring the catholic church to provide for its employees and its various enterprises health care insurance that would include birth control, sterilization, and the 'morning after' pill. unbelievable. >> thaddeus mccotter, with his words were that this was the worst attack on religious conscience in the history of this country. where would he rank and how would he rank in terms of an attack on religious conscience when the federal government outlawed the practice of polygamy, the central religious tenant of his religion, that then forced his family to flee the country, give up on america, and flee to mexico? how would he rank that

joining us is republican michigan congressman thaddeus mccotter who has endorsed mr. romney.nts where mr. romney will be campaigning. welcome. >> thanks eric. >> what do you predict will happen tuesday? >> i predict voters will render their decision and you will know who has won and you will talk we it. >> do you think that will be mitt romney for whom they will render their decision? >> it a any type of contest all the candidates are going to work hard taking no vote for granted and not spending time projecting what may happen they are tying to make sure they win the nomination. >> you seem to be hedging a bit predicting that mitt romney can win. >> i don't predict the future i would rather to try to shape it. at the end of the day less time spent on speculation and more time working on articulation of the issues like the economy, so important, is going to win the nomination. >> in 2008, let's look at board he got 38.9% of the vote against john mccain, 30% of the vote. does he have to beat those numbers against santorum? if he doesn't, you know if he loses to santorum, man o

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. >> thaddeus mccotter, thank you for being here, we feel honored for having you here. >> rachel i don'tw if i was dropped so much as pushed but that is nit-picking. >> when you look at your candidate you have to be happy in arizona, in michigan, too close to call after he carried the state by 9 points. in 2008, rick santorum campaign earlier tonight was saying they think they already won by making the romney campaign sweat over what ought to be a sure thing for him. that is too close to call characterization worry you? >> i think lightning will strike me but i do agree with the panel it's too close to call at this point in time. and i think that in his heart of hearts, senator santorum wants to win the state, wants delegates. as you know and the panel know, michigan is proportional you get two per district you win. at the end of the day, two issues whoever faces out of michigan, the overall vote total and delegate count per the congressional proportional delegate allotment. so i think in the final analysis, we played a critical role, our responsibility will be to bind up the wounds of t