The Morning Roundup

ABC's "Good Morning America"

Newt Gingrich, on who he thinks will win in November: "McCain may be the one Republican who can win this year."

"The Dems have not resolved yet how they're going to deal with Michigan and Florida," said Gingrich. "I don't see how they're going to hold a convention and have the fourth biggest state in the country, Florida, not represented."

Commenting on Wright: "Rev. Wright's a very angry person...He went out of his way to weaken Sen. Obama."

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Fox News' "Fox and Friends"

Dick Morris, on Wright; "You mentioned the tornadoes in Virginia, they're nothing compared to what's going on in Washington with guy. I think it's just horrific the stuff that he's saying, and Obama's handling it as ineptly as Kerry handled Swift Boats and Dukakis handled Willie Horton. But unlike Willie Horton, this guy [Wright] keeps talking."

"This is going to be a Democratic year," said Morris. "The only way a Republican can win is if the Democrat just completely self-destructs. And that's what's beginning to happen with Barack Obama. But he has an opportunity here. What he should do is he should go after the stuff that Rev. Wright is saying. He should be ferocious in saying the United States not only didn't create the AIDS virus; it helped cure it."

NBC's "The Today Show"

Tim Russert on Rev. Wright: "I don't find anyone in either campaign who doesn't think this is hurting Barack Obama... We're a week away from North Carolina and Indiana and we're talking about Rev. Wright...Wright is dominating the political dialogue."

CBS's "Early Show"

Joe Trippi, on Rev. Wright's impact on Obama in the upcoming primaries: "I think it's a big problem for him and I don't know how they get past it ...He's got to somehow get this behind him and talk about issues again."

"He's got to score in Indiana and I think he's gotta win in North Carolina," said Trippi. "If one of these candidates can win both these states it's going to be a big problem for the other one."

MSNBC's "Morning Joe"

Carly Fiorina, on John McCain mentioning Jeremiah Wright: "It was pretty hard not to talk about Rev. Wright yesterday. I think he was asked a very direct question and as usual he gave a direct answer."

On what Barack Obama can do about Wright now: "I do think there are a whole lot of people out there who want to hear more from Sen. Obama about who this man is and what role he played in [Obama's] life. And what does that really say about Sen. Obama. I think the big issue is people's minds is who is Sen. Obama....Given his speech yesterday I think people are less concerned about who Rev. Wright is -- I think we know who Rev. Wright is -- and more concerned now about who is Sen. Obama."

Rep. James Clyburn, on Wright: "I know that politics for African-Americans in this country must move to a level where I cannot take it ... It would seem to me that Rev. Wright would be proud to have a parishioner who could take it to the next level. A lot of times we have pastors who may bring us in to the fold, and they cannot get us to where we need to go. I suspect that we see a little of that taking place at this moment."

(Greg Bobrinskoy contributed to the Morning Update.)



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