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Wednesday, January 11, 2012

Mitt Romney Wins a Commanding Victory in New Hampshire

Romney Secures Front-Runner Status With New Hampshire Win Fox News


romney_mittvictory_011012.jpgMitt Romney greets supporters at ehis New Hampshire primary night victory party in Manchester, N.H.

Mitt Romney scored a decisive victory in New Hampshire last night.  He secured his second victory in a week's time.  Now he's hoping the presidential primary will be a cakewalk.  His performance in New Hampshire places him in a strong position going into the South Carolina primary, which has historically been the key to the GOP presidential nomination.  Romney is the first Republican to win both the Iowa caucus and the New Hampshire primary since 1976, with the last GOP candidate to do so was incumbent president Gerald R. Ford.  However, Romney still has a fight on his hands as the five other GOP contenders press on to the Palmetto State. 

Ron Paul placed second in the New Hampshire with 23% of the vote.   With 81% of the precincts already having reported, Romney was leading with 38% of the vote.  Paul has 23% of the vote and Huntsman has 17% of the vote.  Newt Gingrich, Rick Santorum, and Rick Perry placed in single digits.  To read the full story, click on the link from FoxNews.com.



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