Winners
Huckabee–But where does he go from here? The Improv?
Thompson–still alive but at 2% in New Hampshire
Paul–double figures after every single press report stated he couldn’t win–exceed his poll average by 40% in a hostile environmentLosers
Romney–bet the ranch on winning there
McCain–badly wanted third place
Giuliani–a humiliating 4%Also, rumor has it that Rudy is indeed broke.
Big picture: none of the candidates up against Ron Paul is looking good nationally. This will be a war of attrition down to the convention.
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Re: Huckabee’s win . . . call me a skeptic, but I don’t see Christian comedy playing well at the Improv. Also, so Rudy’s now both bald and broke? You know, if you throw in our respective track records with marriage, he and I are sharing more in common every day.
New Hampshire is not in the mix for Fred and never has been. The GOP finished out as I pegged them, though I’d hoped for more spearation between Thompson and McCain.
Fifth for Paul? If New Hampshire isn’t much better, it’s time to consider 3rd party.
3rd, 4th and 5th were close. I didn’t expect McCain and Thompson to be so close in votes either.