Open thread: Sunday morning talking heads

Last chance for Newt to try to undo the damage from Thursday’s debate by pushing the “true conservatives vs. establishment RINOs” message he should have been pushing all along. He’s slated for “This Week” and “Fox News Sunday” right now but he may add other shows as he tries to catch up to Romney in Florida. Meanwhile, on “Meet the Press,” it’s civil war: Romney backer John McCain versus his buddy, Gingrich backer Fred Thompson.

The full line-up, via WaPo:

NBC’s Meet the Press: Sen. John McCain (R-AZ); Fmr. Sen. Fred Thompson; GOP candidate Rick Santorum; David Axelrod, Obama 2012 strategist; Joe Scarborough, MSNBC; Doris Kearns Goodwin, presidential historian; Director Chuck Todd, NBC

ABC’s This Week: Newt Gingrich; House Speaker Rep. John Boehner (R-OH); George Will, ABC; Donna Brazile, Democratic strategist; Austan Goolsbee, former Obama economic adviser; Laura Ingraham, radio host

CBS’ Face the Nation: Debbie Wasserman Schultz, Democratic National Committee Chairwoman; Reince Priebus, Republican National Committee Chairman; Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-MN); Donald Trump; Rep. Allen West (R-FL); Mario Diaz-Balart; John Dickerson, CBS and Slate; Scott Conroy, Real Clear Politics; Marc Caputo, Miami Herald

Fox News Sunday: Newt Gingrich; Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI); Brit Hume, Fox News; AB Stoddard, The Hill; Paul Gigot, Wall Street Journal; Juan Williams, Fox News

CNN’s State of the Union with Candy Crowley: Rep. Ron Paul (R-TX); Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY); Gov. Rick Scott (R-FL); Carlos Gutierrez, former Bush commerce secretary; and Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa

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