The Republican roller-coaster continued yesterday with the New Hampshire primary — and as expected, Mitt Romney was the eventual winner. But what was unexpected is who came in 2nd and 3rd place!
As of this writing, Mitt Romney received 38% of the New Hampshire vote. But Ron Paul came in 2nd place with 24% and Jon Huntsman was in 3rd with 17%.
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| Jon Huntsman |
Although Romney was expected to win with New Hampshire being home ground for him, he still lacked the “run-away” win his campaign has been needing to characterize him as the clear front runner. A win is still a win, but with Ron Paul nipping at his heels and Jon Huntsman leaping forward from obscurity, this race is still far from over for Romney.
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| Rick Perry |
Tuesday night was a good night for Romney, Paul and Huntsman, but it was not so good of a night for Rick Santorum, who was looking to capitalize on his virtual tie for the win with Romney in Iowa. Still, Santorum is expected to continue on to South Carolina and hope the strong evangelical community gives him a boost. Huntsman had a good night, but it was still not enough for him to be considered a serious candidate this time around.
The big loser of the night had to be Rick Perry, who came in last place in New Hampshire and is on the clock for being the next to drop out. Without a respectable showing in South Carolina, the writing will be on the wall for Perry to return to Texas for good.
I concur DJ. Romney had a good night but NOT a great night. As I stated in a related topic, Romney's no prize_not by any stretch of the imagination. But he's up against amateurs and mental midgets. Add to that: He's got organization and lots of money. But what he still does NOT have is the enthused support of good size of the *base.* They don't like him and they don't trust him. In fact, in doing a quick dash by a few of the more popular right-wing blogs, this morning, I sense a quite dispirited group. That's not to say that Romney can't win South Carolina. All he needs is enough center-right votes and SOME talibangelical/Teajihadist votes. He could then go on to win Florida and most_if not all_the other southern states. Indeed. I expect him to win the nomination. But at what cost?I think he loses to Pres. Obama with_or without_*base* support. But no doubt about it. If the *base* (the worker-bees) continues to resist him, he'll… Read more »