"I think a lot of us feel that the Republican party lost its way in the past," Romney said, making reference to the tea party movement, which he said was fueled by a frustration with over-spending in Washington. "Republicans spent too much money, borrowed too much money, earmarked too much, and Rick Santorum and Newt Gingrich have to be held accoun

Rick Santorum said he was able to complete a hat-trick in last night's elections because Romney didn't compete like he did in Florida with negative ads and outspending his opponent 10-to-1. "This race has always been about Mitt Romney and his money beating up whoever got in his way. What you saw here, was in a sense a fair fight which is like wh

Former Gov. John Sununu (R-NH) tells voters to ignore what Mitt Romney said on the campaign trail during his previous bids for office but instead to focus on what he has done as an elected official. Transcript below. John Sununu: Look at what he did after he took the oath of office and those are the issues that count. On the health care issue th

"I have nothing against Rick Santorum," Donald Trump said in a YouTube broadcast before he started to slam the current presidential candidate and former U.S. Senator. "But what somebody has to explain to me is how can somebody who is a sitting Senator run for the Senate, as an incumbent, and lose by 19 points to somebody else and then say, 'Well ge

"You knew that the morning after it would start and Santorum would be recipient of a lot of incoming from Romney," syndicated columnist Charles Krauthammer said about last night's caucuses. "But if that is all Romney can muster, it's not a lock. I mean, earmarks is an issue but look how Senator Santorum parried it. He did well. Rather than long arg

MSNBC's Chris Matthews says he "heard" from the White House that the GOP wants to stop the economic recovery. Matthews accused Republicans of wanting to "sabotage" the economy. Transcript below. And I can not say how I heard it but I heard it this way; there's a concern at the administration at the highest level that there's three wa

Former White House deputy press secretary Bill Burton appeared on MSNBC this afternoon to talk about President Obama and Super PACs. Burton says he and the president are in favor of campaign finance reform, even though he heads the Obama-backed Super PAC Priorities USA. Burton says Obama can't do anything about the way Super PACs are run. "We

Jake Tapper, ABC News: So, therefore, the Senate should pass a budget as well? Jay Carney, White House: I don't have -- well, I don't have an opinion to express on how the Senate does its business with regards to this issue. The fact is, because of the negotiations over the debt ceiling, that resulted in the Budget Control Act, we have an unusu

In an interview in 2008, Rick Santorum called Mitt Romney a "true conservative."

"While there's some controversy about it, I have to confess. I liked the Clint Eastwood halftime ad. I liked the tone of that ad. I like the idea that the world has counted us down before. We're just regrouping. And I believe with your help in the primary, with your help in the general election, we can, in fact develop an approach that will put Ame

While running as a candidate, Obama railed against 527's and said that someone can't be against them one day and for them the next. (December 22, 2007) Earlier this week the Obama campaign announced that the Presiden

"Conservatives are desperately looking for someone to carry their flag, and I think that Santorum now has that opportunity to put it together," political strategist Ed Rollins said on FOX News this morning. "You’ve got three candidates that have passion, Paul, Santorum, and Gingrich. Romney has a lot of intellectual support because people thin

"Conservatism is alive and well in Missouri and Minnesota," the jubilant former Pennsylvania senator told cheering supporters in St. Charles, Mo. Challenging both his GOP rival and the Democratic president, he declared that on issues ranging from health care to "Wall Street bailouts, Mitt Romney has the same positions as Barack Obama."

“We’re going to take our message of liberty and prosperity to every corner of the country, and when this primary season is over, we’re going to stand united as a party behind our nominee to defeat Barack Obama," Mitt Romney said at his speech after the Tuesday caucuses.

"The President and his party leaders' rhetoric never match up their agenda," Rep. Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) said on "FOX & Friends" today. "If we just are afraid of the demagogic attacks from the other side, then that will paralyze us to doing nothing. We're not afraid of that, because we believe the country understands we’re in a really tough situat

Chris Matthews, Susan Milligan and E.J. Dionne talk about the Obama administration's decision on birth control services and services run by the Catholic Church.

Rachel Maddow gives a critical take on the GOP primary calendar and the counting of votes in caucus states.

Karl Rove talks to Bill O'Reilly about Obama's decision on Super PAC fundraising.

Bill O'Reilly gives his take on Chrysler's Super Bowl ad.