The first thing I learned about the New Hampshire primary results is that there is a madman living in Dixville Notch. Shortly after midnight they announced the first vote for Ron Paul. For the rest of the day there was little suspense, as the results came in as expected. What is the sure thing is that, anytime a Republican wins anything, you lose.

Mitt Romney swept to victory in the New Hampshire primary on Tuesday, turning back a ferocious assault from his Republican rivals who are working to slow his march to the Republican presidential nomination. As the polls closed here, Mr. Romney, a former Massachusetts governor, was projected as the winner, becoming the first Republican candidate since 1976 to win the Iowa caucuses and New Hampshire primary. Representative Ron Paul of Texas and former Gov. Jon M. Huntsman Jr. of Utah were battling for second, according to surveys of voters leaving the polls. Former Senator Rick Santorum of Pennsylvania and Newt Gingrich, the former House speaker, were trailing their Republican rivals, but already looking ahead to the next battle at the South Carolina primary on Jan. 21…

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Here are the latest results. (95% reporting)

New Hampshire Goose Stepper Votes Percent Delegates Romney 95,669 40% 5 Paul 55,455 23% 3 Huntsman 40,903 17% 2 Gingrich 22,921 10% 0 Santorum 22,708 9% 0 Perry 1,709 1% 0 Total 239,365

And here is the projected delegate count to date.

Delegates Romney 23 Paul 10 Santorum 8 Perry 4 Gingrich 3 Huntsman 2

As long as the there are multiple candidates dividing the anti-Romney pie, multiple mitt will hold his lead.

SC will prove interesting, because it is one of the prime GOP hate centers.