Yeah.....that's kind of the point. It's a measure of the effectiveness of your campaign.
Anyways, I forgot that NH comes before SC. So Huntsman will probably fold before even SC, as I don't see him even placing in NH. And if he can't get a top-3 finish there (note: he can't), there's really no hope for him anywhere outside of Utah or possibly Nevada.
Perry and Bachmann will be unlikely to even break single digits in NH. It'll come down to Romney v. Paul with Gingrich and Santorum as the outsiders looking in. I'd project Romney-Paul-Gingrich-Santorum for the 1-4 finish in NH, but we'll have to see how much more exposure this race gets Santorum.
Ya gotta hand it to the guy. Santorum can't be accused of outspending his opponents or even any heavy-duty smear tactics or negative ad blitz. He won the old-fashioned way, by getting out there and pressing the flesh (perhaps an unfortunate metaphor in his case). Dude went door-to-door, kissed those babies, judged those Best Pig contests, and met with every Ladies' Rotary from Sioux City to Davenport.
Problem is, you can only do that intensively in *one* state at a time. He ain't got time to match that level of ground action in New Hampshire and South Carolina. At this point, he's just gotta pray that voters are so disenchanted with the field that they'll jump on anybody who seems to have the slightest momentum. Which, considering the field...is altogether possible. If he can crack the top 3 in NH (a place far more fiscal conservative than social conservative), he's got a legit shot.
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