January 10, 2012
SOFTNESS MASQUERADING AS STRENGTH?:
How Romney won the New Hampshire primary (Jon Cohen, Peyton M. Craighill and Scott Clement, 1/10/12, Washington Post)
Romney swept to a big win in New Hampshire, with significant strength among the Republican base, and a big advantage as the most electable GOP candidate.According to preliminary network exit polls, New Hampshire voters focused heavily on the country's still struggling economy. Fully six in 10 called the economy the top issue, and seven in 10 expressed deep concern about its direction. Romney had a better than 2 to 1 edge over his closest rivals among economy voters.The former Massachusetts governor's large margins mask continued softness in his support among the most conservative voters. Among "very conservative" voters, Romney and Santorum ran about evenly. Neither Santorum nor Gingrich won significant support among less conservative voters.
That's not softness.
Posted by Orrin Judd at January 10, 2012 8:31 PM
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