OPEN THREAD: Romney Romps in New Hampshire; Santorum Fights for 4th Place

9:29 PM: Fox News is going back and forth between Jon Huntsman’s “ticket to ride” speech and Sarah Palin’s “analysis” of the results. This is the part where I shut it down and try to find a Cake Boss rerun.

9:16 PM: Ron Paul is (still) talking in New Hampshire.

Meanwhile, tonight’s 4th place finisher Newt Gingrich is letting his thoughts wander elsewhere. He just dropped a press release touting an anti-abortion Romney advertisement running in South Carolina…

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hwh82GtVGh4

9:01 PM: I hate when Paulbots start chanting… reminds me of the Lyndon LaRouche groupies who serenade commuters on the D.C. Metro.

8:31 PM: Mitt Romney is getting fired up after a slow start to his victory speech… “This president puts his faith in government; we put our faith in the American people.” Great line! And it sums up the core message of any successful 2012 GOP campaign.

With 21% reporting, Romney leads Ron Paul by almost 11-points. Santorum still trails Gingrich, but by under 100 votes, for the coveted “I’m not dead yet” No. 4 slot coming out of tonight’s primary.

8:01 PM: ALL NH polls are now closed!

Romney is already the projected winner with 36% of the vote (11% reporting). He won just two counties, Hillsborough and Rockingham, back in 2008 against John McCain; he currently leads in six (probably nine, but we’re waiting for data).

7:40 PM: Granite State polling places located in “population centers” (by NH standards) close at 8:00 PM.

Small towns and hamlets have already begun to count; with 4% reporting, Mitt Romney leads Ron Paul, 37% to 24%.

If these early totals portend the ultimate result, Governor Romney will be the first non-incumbent in American History from either party to win both Iowa and New Hampshire. So much for the “weak” frontrunner thesis, huh?

Stay tuned for updates…

Matt Rooney
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