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Santorum pushes on despite pressure to drop out of 2012 race

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    Romney nears halfway mark of delegates needed for nomination

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It is winner take all for tomorrow's Republican primaries in Wisconsin Maryland and Washington DC Mitt Romney appears to have a strong advantage.

Win or lose though Rick Santorum says he won't drop out of the race because it's better for the party if he stays in.

Just wanted to be over.

-- he's a gentleman.

We saw forty years ago it was over it was over quickly the Republicans got their nominee.

Within a couple of months.

The Democrats fought -- it out all the Democrats are rated.

I don't work out.

For us to cut this short.

-- is -- getting the wrong candidate is worse.

And making this a fight.

For the heart and soul of America -- heart and soul of the Republican Party.

Where is the anchor of special report it's kind of interesting -- one of the reasons the Republican fight.

Ended so quickly for years ago is because governor Romney decided to drop out he said he saw the handwriting on the wall and in in the interest of party unity.

He suspended his campaign in February of last year.

-- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- last election 2008 and interestingly enough a few weeks before that time.

Rick Santorum endorsed governor Romney.

In 2008 saying he's the true conservative.

Listen this race is coming to a head clearly the Republican Party.

As a whole there are elements of it that believe it's better to get to a candidate to take on President Obama directly.

As fast as possible but there's another part of it that says listen it's only half time.

And the only half of the delegates of the 1144.

Have been chosen.

And there should be more of a process we will see how it goes tomorrow night if Romney wins Wisconsin that does not bode well for Santorum and then April 24.

When Pennsylvania his home state is on the on the line.

That will be a big race for -- too well and it was once thought that Santorum might win Wisconsin according to the polls doesn't look like that's gonna happen.

What's happened to his support there.

Well it's you know we always have to be cautious about polls because Rick Santorum has outperformed polls going into several races.

Already so it's possible appease him within five or six points of even the average which I think the RCP real clear politics -- -- at six point five.

If he is going into that it's possible he could still pull out a win Wisconsin that said well what happened was he's being outspent.

Exponentially as he has in other states the Romney organization is much more robust.

And when Mitt Romney stands on the stage in Wisconsin standing along side.

Paul Ryan congressman from Wisconsin and senator Ron Johnson.

A very popular senator up here in Washington and also someone who was elected by Tea Party supporters in Wisconsin.

That's a powerful endorsement block for the Romney campaign.

Right well Romney has gotten the support of Paul Ryan and Ron Johnson as you said a couple of Tea Party favorites he's also gotten endorsements recently from Marco Rubio another.

Favorite of the Tea Party plus he's gotten the endorsements of governor -- -- bush former Florida governor Jeb Bush.

And his father to former president bush 41.

Mitt Romney -- looks unstoppable when it comes the endorsement roll right now.

Right and and the Santorum campaign pushes back saying if endorsements.

Really made all that difference.

This thing would be completely over why is Mitt Romney's spending four billion dollars in Wisconsin if it's all only about endorsements.

Because he's just run a race and no matter how many people endorse someone you still have to get the votes.

And Rick Santorum is betting that he can still get the votes in the number of different states that mathematically if they get to 1144 the Romney campaign.

Most of these campaigns have said they're going to.

You know pulled up.

Shop and endorse the nominee although I will point out that this weekend Ron Paul.

Said he's still not sure right if Romney gets to 1144 whether he will support me around Ron Paul said that on CBS's -- -- it again this morning.

Interesting too that Rick Santorum has said.

Yes I'd be willing to be a vice presidential candidate with governor Romney if chosen that's kind of -- take on -- too.

Sure you know I mean I think as you get further along here and if the Romney train continues to roll.

Through these states you're going to see a much different.

Rick Santorum on the style you know.

Interesting stuff -- bare facts.

Okay don't miss -- but tonight.

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