Originally published on Tue January 17, 2012 1:28 pm
The battle for the Republican presidential nomination may or may not be decided by the end of this month. The battle for control of the Senate, on the other hand, is likely to go on all the way until the final votes are cast in November.
This year, NHPR's GOP primary coverage took on a strong national flavor, broadcasting to listeners all over the country. Among the network's expanded audience were WNYC listeners in, well...NYC.
One of our most popular New Hampshire primary posts looked at how much the months-long political circus affects Granite State tourism. (You can read that post here.)
Last night was vindication for Mitt Romney as the former Massachusetts governor claimed nearly 40 percent of the vote; Texas Congressman Ron Paul took second with 23 percent.
"Thank you New Hampshire. Tonight we made history," said Romney.
Texas congressman Ron Paul’s second place finish put his supporters into celebration mode last night.
Coming in second typically feels like a disappointment. Not for Heather Mellem of Manchester.
“Romney might win this election, but Ron Paul is first in ideas. And he’s taken his cause to a level I’ve never expected he could take it to. Amazing,” she said.
Neither of them finished in the top three in New Hampshire, but Newt Gingrich and Rick Santorum both say their campaigns will continue.
The two of them battled for fourth place behind Mitt Romney, Ron Paul and Jon Huntsman.
Gingrich says he’ll campaign tomorrow in South Carolina.
“I’m asking each of you not to slow down, in the next couple of days, make a list of every person you know in South Carolina and every person you know in Florida cause those are the next two great contests.”
