Last night Mitt Romney became the first Republican, excluding sitting Presidents, to win both the Iowa Caucuses and the New Hampshire Primary. And unlike in Iowa last week, his supporters didn’t have to wait until the next day to start celebrating. The exit polls were enough for Romney to be declared the winner within an hour of the voting booths closing. And now, with 95 per cent of the votes counted, he’s secured about 39 per cent of the vote – slightly higher than the share McCain received in 2008, and 16 points ahead of Ron Paul this time.
Romney looks more the inevitable nominee than ever, and his victory speech (above) sounded very much like the start of his general election campaign. ‘Our campaign is about more than replacing a President,’ he declared. ‘It’s about saving the soul of America.’
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