Jan, 5, 2012
Dan Balz
Washington Post
Page: 1
Topic : Politics & Government
Title: Romney fights high expectations in New Hampshire primary

Every New Hampshire presidential primary is different from the others, and that is certainly the case this year.

This primary is the least dramatic.

I know right. What?

South Carolina is the biggest hurdle that he had to face, the state threw darts at his candidacy.

His campaign is continuing its due diligence four days before the balloting here Tuesday.

The polls show that he's doing well, but that he's confronted with difficulties and high expectations, being that he was the former governor of Massachusetts and used to reside in South Carolina.

They're comparing him to Obama, when he started out strong but lost to Hilary Clinton only a few days later.

The candidate got swept away by his own reviews, by the crowds and by the polls, and he forgot to make the sale in a state where many voters don’t truly make their decisions until the final week.

Romney decided that he'll try and keep strong until the final hours, not wanting to succumb to the Clinton approach.

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This article taught me how differently the states are.
I didn't know South Carolina would be this difficult for voting, and i also didn't know that Obama himself lost this primary.

I like how hard Romney seems to be working; he's not getting distracted by his rivals. I believe his polls will continue to stay high up there, but we'll have to see on Tuesday how things actually turn out.

Republicans are like chocolate, remember? You think you like them by the way they look, but they might be filled with vanilla nougat.