Perhaps you forgot that the intellectually superior state of New Hampshire's electoral votes went to Obama while the majority of the inferior states of the south went for Romney.
Well, what would you expect from the 'drunkest state' in the nation, Red Hampshire. RH is #1...see here. 'First in the nation' Presidential primary status is killing the country. No wonder the GOP winds up with such crap candidates. Open primary doesn't help, either.