Pretty big gamble. If he stmbles in NH after losing Iowa, he’s gone, because he wont win SC and FL is a coin flip.
yep, Rudy played the same game in 2008 and crapped out.
You have to fight for every state.
Last time Romney all but lived in Iowa for a year, still lost big time.
and after 5 years in IA, he figures he knows who his supporters are. And the folks at these events are not going to support Mitt. So no loss for him and he lowers the expectation of victory in IA.
It is peculiar that if he tried real hard in Iowa, he would not do any better and might do worse than he will with a half effort. Cuz the more he is seen as fighting it out their, the more opposition he riles up. Maybe.