◼ Granite Status: Romney under attack as he tries to nail down primary win - John Distaso
If Romney wins the primary by a substantial margin, he will be in a strong position going into the key South Carolina primary on Jan. 21. And if he wins there, he could be well on his way to the GOP presidential nomination, especially if he also wins in Florida on Jan. 31.
If the results shape up the way the current polls indicate, with libertarian-leaning Ron Paul in second place and with Newt Gingrich and Rick Santorum splitting the traditional conservative vote, there will be no clear traditional conservative alternative candidate to Romney emerging from New Hampshire and heading to South Carolina.
Of course, New Hampshire voters have long been known for their unpredictability and their ability to prove political pundits dead wrong.
