Mitt Romney wins the vote in New Hampshire, with a clear lead. The victory is already established early in the evening. Romney's acceptance speech then is primarily an attack on President Obama. His Republican opponent, who had attacked him violently recently, he mentioned only one short sentence.
Was this really the first "Primary" battle of the code or even the great duel Romney against Obama? After the victory speech to judge, the Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney was clearly satisfied in Manchester, you'd think at least, the campaign had already arrived in the fall.
"The President has no more ideas," scolded Romney, as the outcome in New Hampshire was set. Obama had "failed as a leader," the past three years have only delivered "broken promises" and ruled against the American belief in success. "He wants to transform the country into an entitlement society on the European model," said Romney. "We want however to ensure that it remains a land of freedom and opportunity."
After counting nearly 90 percent of all election districts of the former governor of Massachusetts came to nearly 40 percent of the vote. Behind the Libertarian Ron Paul with 23 percent and Jon Huntsman follow with 17 percent. Rick Santorum and Newt Gingrich came on only 10 percent.
"Do not pull down the hatred of success"
His opponents, who had last attacked violently had mentioned, Romney only in a short sentence. Some "desperate Republican" had "allied" with the hated president quipped Romney. "This is such a mistake for our party and country." Instead, we must stand together and not "pull down let the hatred of others to success" - a direct appeal to his own camp, him whom they represent as a greedy ex-manager, to finally accept.
Especially for Huntsman was the result of a crushing defeat: He had intense campaigning in New Hampshire made. The next vote for him in South Carolina could even bring an early end of the primary campaign. Romney dominates even there, he would hardly have liked to attack.
The vote in New Hampshire was the first code on a system of "primaries". Iowa had previously been with his " caucus "made a start. There, Romney won with eight votes majority against Santorum.
