Although the Romney campaign hailed their previous 8 vote lead in Iowa as a “victory” their reaction to the news that Santorum actually won by 34 votes was to call the race “a virtual tie.” The Santorum camp’s own release didn’t toe this line and ABC News reports that the claim has gone down even worse with Santorum advisers in person:
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