Former Utah Governor Jon Huntsman Jr., who has staked his campaign on a strong showing here, was pushing for a late surge in popularity powered by voter distaste for the sniping that has characterized the Republican contest.
“Mitt is going to win New Hampshire -- let’s not kid ourselves,” said Corey Lewandowski, a Republican activist who heads the state’s chapter of Americans for Prosperity, a Tea Party-aligned fiscally conservative group. “The only race that matters is the race for second place, and it looks like it’s really between Rick Santorum and Dr. Paul for second place.”
The firewall or the Alamo or whatever you want to call it for the anti-Mitt factions is South Carolina, and Romney is leading by nearly 18 points there in recent polls. Predictions were that, if he drew only around 30% of the votes in New Hampshire, it would show his weakness. He is pulling down 37% or so and pulling away over 40% in some other polls.
It was fun, but the fun is over.
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