considering he got 76k last time is that really that impressive?
When W got 72k in NH in 2000 he was blown out and the press was laughing at him.
Romney so far hasn’t been able to get anyone to vote for him who didn’t vote for him back in 2008.
He was within 30 votes of his total in Iowa too. This is why Park’s projection was so far off. Romney = Romney.
The McCain votes are all over the map this year. Santorum has almost all the Huckabee votes (which is good for him), and Gingrich has some Huckabee, some Thompson, some McCain.
What this means, going past NH, is that he’s vulnerable everywhere. Iowa showed this. NH is about his best state.
The problem is consolidating folks to run against him. Right now, that gives us the choice between Newt and Santorum.
I personally think that Santorum is stronger, but that’s going to be up to South Carolina, which is going to settle that battle.