>> it's a busy day in the gop presidential race . contests today in colorado , minnesota and missouri . nbc's peter alexander is on the campaign trail in colorado . peter, good morning to you.
>> reporter: good morning to you. mitt romney hopes to continue his march uninterrupted today while rick santorum hopes for his biggest break out day since the iowa caucuses . there are three contests today and a senior romney adviser telling me overnight, do not be surprised if santorum pulls off a minnesota victory today.
>> you don't get a better welcome than a colorado welcome. i'll tell you that. [ cheers and applause ]
>> reporter: in front of a packed high school gym outside denver mitt romney ignored republican rivals. instead hammered away at president obama for this exchange with matt on "today."
>> do you deserve a second term?
>> i deserve a second term. we're not done.
>> he said he deserves a second term. do you believe that? this president has failed and he needs to go and we need a new president.
>> reporter: with growing buzz surrounding rick santorum 's presidential bid the romney campaign began going after the former pennsylvania senator who until now had largely escaped being the target of romney 's attack machine. sending out e-mails including a statement from one of romney 's top surrogates, tim pawlenty . rick santorum is a nice guy, pawlenty wrote, but he's not ready to be president. santorum fired back.
>> any time anyone challenges governor romney , he attacks and tries to destroy. i don't think it will work this time.
>> reporter: following today's votes in colorado , minnesota and missouri , the republican race moves to maine this weekend before heading to arizona, michigan and washington state , all leading up to super tuesday march 6th , exactly four weeks away. that's exactly where newt gingrich hopes to resurrect his struggling campaign. on monday, gingrich softened his critique of romney .
>> he's not a bad person per se . but he's not a person who goes in with force and will and fundamentally changes things. we need fundamental change.
>> in a lighter note gingrich addressed his portrayal on "saturday night live."
>> it's so ee's kwo"saturday night live. " any politician who gets notice "saturday night live." this is an american institution.
>> reporter: where the campaigns hold their party tonight shows their strategy. mitt romney will be in colorado . ron paul in minnesota . rick santorum in missouri . ann, newt gingrich will be campaigning in ohio where they don't vote until super tuesday.
Source: http://video.today.msnbc.msn.com/today/46293055/
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