Josh Marshall: A Few Takeaways From Tonight’s Result

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39. It has already begun!

http://www.latimes.com/news/politics/la-pn-new-hampshire-newt-gingrich-takes-aim-at-mitt-romney-20120104,0,2697728.story?


Arriving in New Hampshire after his fourth-place finish in the Iowa Caucuses, Newt Gingrich came out swinging against Mitt Romney and the No. 1 finisher's allies, promising a tough campaign against “a Massachusetts moderate” whom he accused of carrying out a “relentlessly negative campaign of falsehoods.”

Mocking Tuesday night’s results in Iowa – where Mitt Romney defeated Rick Santorum by eight votes and Ron Paul finished third with 21.4% -- Gingrich said it was evident that Romney was only capable of winning over roughly a quarter of his own party.

Gingrich noted that Romney, “supposedly the front runner,” has run for president twice and spent millions of dollars yet only was able to add a small portion of votes to his tally in Iowa in 2008. “The fact is three out of four republicans rejected" his campaign, Gingrich said. “Governor Romney is a moderate Massachusetts Republican to the left of the vast majority of Republicans.”

“I find it amazing the news media continues to say he’s the most electable Republican when he can’t even break out in his own party.”