Latinos will play larger role in upcoming GOP primaries
GOP candidates will be put to the test to appeal to Latino voters in states like Florida and Nevada. (Photo: Buschap,Flickr)By MATTHEW JAFFE
Channel: PoliticsMANCHESTER, N.H. –- For months now, the Republican presidential candidates, save one, have for the most part ignored Latino voters. But that may all be about to change as the campaign now heads south and west.
Analysis: Romney can look ahead to general election with N.H. win
Romney’s win in New Hampshire brings him that much closer to squaring off against President Obama. (Flickr: Dave Delay)By JORDAN FABIAN
Channel: PoliticsMANCHESTER, N.H. — It’s safe for Mitt Romney to start looking ahead to the general election with his win in the New Hampshire primary, but the challenge for the GOP front runner is just beginning.
Poll: Ron Paul surges, Mitt Romney dips in New Hampshire
The latest 7 News/Suffolk University poll of likely voters in the New Hampshire Primary is great news for the Paul campaign and troublesome news for the Romney campaign. Congressman Ron Paul (R-TX), a candidate for the Republican presidential nomination, surged 3 points to 20 percent of the votes in a 7 News/Suffolk University poll released Sunday. On the other hand, former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney dipped 4 points to 35 percent of the votes in the same poll.
Former Utah Governor Jon Huntsman is the only other candidate to earn double-digit support in the latest New Hampshire poll. Mr. Huntsman garnered 11 percent of the votes to finish in the top-tier, but former Pennsylvania Senator Rick Santorum, who has been riding a recent wave of momentum following his 2nd place victory in the Iowa Caucuses, pulled in 8 percent of the votes. Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, who once was a serious contender for second place in New Hampshire, earned just 9 percent of the votes.
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91.3% of Iowa and 93.9% of New Hampshire’s population is white according to the 2010 US Census.
So why is the Iowa and New Hampshire caucus/primary so important to the GOP race if the states hardly represents the countries population?
I think it has more to do with their position as being the first primaries in the election season. It California was first. You would see the same type of hype in that state.
