Well, as it looks like Newt will beat or tie Santorum, it seems to me this sets Newt up for SC pretty well. With all the much ballyhooed bump that Santorum was supposed to be bringing from IA to NH, he should have beaten Newt tonight. Perry may as well just get out, since 1% is pathetic, even in NH. If Perry would just get out, Newt can beat Romney in SC.
Also, Newt has made it clear in several interviews that he is not attacking capitalism, or even venture capitalism.
It always cracks me up when someone, in the same paragraph, says first that Perry has so few votes he should get out, a d then if he gets out somehow that will turn the election around. If he’s got no support, there’s nobody to “move over” to the other candidates.
Anyway, Santorum did nothing in NH until after Iowa, and tied with Newt, who actually campaigned there and had money to spend (Santorum just got money, and he’s spending it in South Carolina, where the GOP gets to vote without democrats).