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Alex Pareene surveys the burgeoning and bloated world of political news and opinion and explains the day’s most essential story in Opening Shot, posted by 8:30 a.m. each weekday. Bookmark this page; follow @pareene on Twitter.

Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum (AP/John Raoux)

The Republican no one wants to love

Steve Kornacki
FILE - In this Sept. 27, 2011 file photo, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie speaks at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley, Calif. More than a year out from Election Day, all sorts of Republicans, including Christie, are making a point of keeping themselves in the national spotlight, stoking speculation that they're positioning themselves as potential running mates for the eventual GOP presidential nominee. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File) (AP)

How to scare Chris Christie away

Steve Kornacki
FILE - In this Sept. 27, 2011 file photo, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie speaks at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley, Calif. More than a year out from Election Day, all sorts of Republicans, including Christie, are making a point of keeping themselves in the national spotlight, stoking speculation that they're positioning themselves as potential running mates for the eventual GOP presidential nominee. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File) (AP)

The perils of underestimating "Big Boy"

Steve Kornacki
Republican presidential candidates former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, left, and Texas Gov. Rick Perry share a laugh during a break at a Republican presidential candidate debate at the Reagan Library Wednesday, Sept. 7, 2011, in Simi Valley, Calif. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong) (AP)

The GOP's nuisance candidate syndrome

Steve Kornacki
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