Updated: January 20, 9:48 A.M.
The day after the New Hampshire primary, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney was riding high, becoming the first Republican candidate to win both the Iowa caucuses and the Granite State. In the days after, he saw an immediate boost in the South Carolina polls, making it look fairly secure that he was going to secure the GOP nomination for president.
This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://talkingpointsmemo.com/?p=102261