Mitt Romney, the victor in the Iowa caucus, heads to New Hampshire
In the slimmest of margins, GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney pulled off a very close victory in a hard-fought contest over former Pennsylvania Senator Rick Santorum. Santorum had been surging in the Iowa polls the last few days prior to Tuesday's caucus. The two candidates were separated during much of the night only by a sliver of votes. Romney was declared the victor early Wednesday morning. Now that the election's over with, Romney is off to New Hampshire campaigning for the nation's first primary which is Tuesday January 10th. With the close showing Rick Santorum had in the caucus, he could play the same role that Mike Huckabee did who was the victor in the 2008 Iowa caucus. In 2008 then presidential candidate Mike Huckabee remained in the race until it was near certain that John McCain would be the GOP candidate that year. Huckabee and Mitt Romney split votes which ensured McCain the primary victory in 2008. I could foresee Santorum splitting votes with former House Speaker Newt Gingrich which could in turn ensure a Romney victory in the nation's primary. I am still predicting a Romney victory and I believe he will secure the nomination long before the primary is over with.
To read the full story of the results of the Iowa caucus, click on the above link from the New York Times to read the full story.
On one other important note, Michelle Bachmann has dropped out of the GOP race due to her poor showing in the Iowa caucus.
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