Romney Wins New Hampshire Primary Placing Him in Front of Contenders for Republican Nomination

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Romney roars ahead with second US vote victory (via AFP) Mitt Romney heads to the US South Wednesday as the clear Republican frontrunner to take on President Barack Obama after a commanding win in the second nomination contest.

Romney roars ahead in US vote

• Published: 11 Jan 2012 at 11.32
• Online news: World

The former Massachusetts governor and millionaire venture capitalist immediately looked to South Carolina’s January 21 primary, hoping a victory there and in Florida on January 31 could effectively anoint him the nominee. “I have a good start. I have an uphill climb in South Carolina ahead of me, but it could not have worked better last night,” Romney told the NBC “Today” show Wednesday, following his victory in the New Hampshire primary.