Romney's New Hampshire Victory Sets Stage for South Carolina

Mitt Romney cemented his status as a pioneer in the Republican presidential candidate, yesterday to win the New Hampshire primary, which left competitors fighting for the chance to prevent his march to determine the race moves south.

Romney, former governor of Massachusetts, who won the Jan. 3 Iowa Caucasus eight votes, ran 16 percentage points above his rival close in New Hampshire's first primary.

He was a 39 per cent of the vote, 95 percent of the points is calculated by the Associated Press group. U. S. Representative Ron Paul of Texas was ranked second with 23 percent, followed by former Utah Governor Jon Huntsman Jr., 17 per cent.

"Today we celebrate, tomorrow will be back to work," Romney told supporters in Manchester last night's speech, which debuted in new lines of attack on President Barack Obama.

Romney told his audience that he hopes to oppose the president in November, "has run out of ideas" and "running out of excuses."

Referring next Jan. 21 primary, Romney said: "Tonight, we seek the good people of South Carolina to join the citizens of New Hampshire, and in 2012 he made out of time."

Iowa, New Hampshire

Romney made history with the first Republican to win non-traditional and New Hampshire primary and Iowa in Iowa began Caucasus that party's presidential candidate in 1976, called the process.

Paul, whose liberal views resonated with New Hampshire voters who exit polls said no allegiance to either major political parties, passed the show.

Romney "was a clear victory, but we are nibbling at his heels," he told the cheering crowd in Manchester.

"There is no way they will stop the momentum that we started," said Paul. "We are dangerous to the status quo in this country."

Hunter, who staked out an impressive campaign in New Hampshire, vowed to continue his candidacy.

Ticket to Ride "

"I think we're hunting!" He told supporters in Manchester, and added:. "Third place is a Ticket to Ride"

Hunter also said: "Hey, South Carolina."

Surveys in this country, although they have shown that back pack.

Former U. S. House Speaker Newt Gingrich was a little ahead of former Pennsylvania Senator Rick Santorum for fourth place in New Hampshire, which was about 9 percent of the vote. Both are looking for better performances in South Carolina and Florida, which is considered a priority by January 31

Finishing sixth in less than 1 percent, was Texas Governor Rick Perry. He skipped campaigning in New Hampshire to concentrate on South Carolina, where voters concerned about issues such as gay marriage and abortion hold more sway.

Perry said in a statement that the New Hampshire results "show race" conservative alternative "to Mitt Romney will remain open. "

He said, "is ignored in New Hampshire and the goal of the campaign is only a conservative South Carolina," adding that he was a "head start" there.

Romney Attacks

Last days of campaigning in New Hampshire, South Carolina, suggested the competition will be marked by attacks on Romney, which is designed to open up its momentum by cutting his argument that he is the candidate best able to revive the U.S. economy .

Some competitors Romney painted him in New Hampshire voters chose attacking corporate profit is a job for his years of private equity executive of Boston-based Bain Capital LLC.

The film, financed by supporters Gingrich, and decided to release the South Carolina today's attacks on Romney as a child privilege, which is "more ruthless than Wall Street."

The film relates the story of people who say they lost their seats after the company received the distinction for Bain employees. Video, but often by appealing to news accounts, occasionally to stretch the truth and get some reports out of context or selectively edit, review, Bloomberg News shows.