From Iowa to New Hampshire
Iowa has declared Obama and Huckabee the victors of the first primary. However, the battle to the nomination has just begun. Each candidate must now try to repeat their success in New Hampshire. MSNBC has a great article detailing some of the history for how this has worked for each party in the past. If the trends continue things may be looking up for Obama but down for Huckabee.
We are also still in only the very early phase of the primary season. These first wins might be a great morale boost for each candidate, but hoping one result will carry over to the next could spell trouble if either makes that misstep. Romney and Clinton are probably the two most likely candidates do be unphased by an early loss and push back with the greater weight of their financing to strike back either now or later in the race with devastating force.
