In a shock victory, Mitt Romney has won the New Hampshire Republican Primary. Unlike the close race in Iowa, Mr. Romney dwarfed his competitors. In another surprise, the Christian conservative candidate Rick Santorum did terribly in one of the Nation's states that makes up the "Unchurched Belt". As if these surprises were not riveting enough, in a state where the license plate reads "Live Free or Die", a large number of the Republican primary voters picked the Libertarian Ron Paul. So there you have it. New Hampshire was a shocking conclusion in this year's primary. It favored a popular New Englander. A state that prides itself on civil liberties also showed that it preferred someone who rails against the government the moment it tries to function. And last but not least, one of the most avowedly atheistic (or at least agnostic) states in America did not take kindly to a Christian presidential candidate.
We shall stay glued to the campaign trail from this point on, lest we miss some more upsets and unforeseen events such as these.
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