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Thom Hartmann: Can Romney buy himself victory?
Cliff Schecter, Libertas, LLC joins Thom Hartmann. With one day to go until Super Tuesday - when hundreds of delegates are up for grabs in 11 states - Mitt Romney is trying to buy himself some victories. The candidates and their SuperPACs have spent nearly $10 million on Super Tuesday so far - with the Romney campaign responsible for more than half of all of that spending. And as of right now - it appears to be working. Romney is narrowing the gap between himself and Rick Santorum in crucial swing states like Ohio where Santorum held a wide lead just two weeks ago. In fact - according to the latest Quinnipiac poll - Romney is now leading Santorum in Ohio - 34 to 31%. Of course - back-dropping the Ohio Primary is the devastation caused by last week's tornado outbreak that killed 39 people in the Midwest - and kicked off the start of the tornado season a full month early. Still - none of the Republican candidates believe in man-made climate change - and all the candidates support Ohio Governor John Kasich, who's playing politics with people's lives by turning down federal disaster relief aid for tornado victims in his state.
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