THAT, PLUS GUYS FROM MA ALWAYS WIN HERE:

Like most Republicans here, I have supported candidates across the ideological spectrum -- from Pat Buchanan to Sens. Richard Lugar to John McCain. (I worked for all three.) This seemingly erratic, non-ideological support is certainly not unique in New Hampshire. Yet it's what makes the state so hard to predict for outside political analysts.

So with the national media invasion of New Hampshire now in full swing, please take their analysis of why Romney is so strong here with a grain of salt. They offer the usual clichés about his vacation home and his being a "local boy."

But the real reason he will likely win here is that we like his private sector experience, his sensible foreign policy vision and believe he is the most capable of defeating President Barack Obama. In the pragmatic New Hampshire way, it's just that simple.

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