MANCHESTER, New Hampshire (AP) — Republican Mitt Romney hoped for a big victory in the New Hampshire presidential primary Tuesday as he sought to build momentum ahead of a crucial, but tougher, state contest later this month.
His rivals fought for a strong second-place showing as Romney, the former governor of neighboring Massachusetts, is well known to voters in New Hampshire where he owns a vacation home, and was expected to win. But the margin of victory could determine whether he quickly clinches the Republican nomination for president or faces a grueling battle in South Carolina on Jan. 21 and in the primary race overall.
Romney just won last week's Iowa's caucuses, the …
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