Willard Mitt Romney won the New Hampshire primary election in the Republican Party last night. He won seven delegates to the party national convention. With the seven he won in the Iowa caucuses Romney needs 1,130 more delegates to officially claim the party's nomination. There's a long way to go. No, there's not.
Politics in America is partly about resources, partly about momentum, and partly about alternatives. Romney has the first two and there is no plausible alternative to him now. He wasted second place finisher Ron Paul who would not have been a plausible nominee had he won in New Hampshire. Paul beat third-place finisher Jon Huntsman so convincingly that Huntsman is now done. And Huntsman finished so far ahead of Newt Gingrich and Rick Santorum that they are no longer plausible alternatives.
New Hampshire is the 42nd largest state in America and Romney only won seven delegates. No matter, the Republican race is over. Last night Governor Romney effectively became the Republican nominee for president. He will face President Obama in November. President Obama will be re-elected.
