NH-Magellan Strategies: Romney remains the man to beat

[Mr. Morden]

More than half of NH Republicans watched the debate?  That sounds unrealistically high.  Do New Hampshirites really have nothing better to do than watch such an early presidential primary debate on CNN?  I realize many of us watched it, but we're political geeks.  These debates usually don't get terribly high ratings.  But maybe New Hampshire primary voters really are *that* devoted?

[Mr. Morden]

More than half of NH Republicans watched the debate?  That sounds unrealistically high.  Do New Hampshirites really have nothing better to do than watch such an early presidential primary debate on CNN?  I realize many of us watched it, but we're political geeks.  These debates usually don't get terribly high ratings.  But maybe New Hampshire primary voters really are *that* devoted?

People lie.  (It is certainly possible more than half at least read an article about the debate).

Yes, that's what I was getting at without directly saying it. 

[Mr. Morden]

If Paul wins Iowa... he is the biggest threat to Romney in every fi-con state. Not to say that Paul couldn't win so-con states at that point.

Paul won't win Iowa.

and... you may call me crazy, but I think it would be better for romney if he dropped some points in NH, so other candidates campaign there... because if everybody skips NH, he won't get any boost after carrying the state.

Huntsman is definitely not skipping NH.  He's already planning to skip Iowa, so NH is his only chance.