If Mitt Romney can hold on for a victory in New Hampshire, he will have history on his side: in every contested Republican primary season since 1980, no candidate has won the Iowa caucus and the New Hampshire primary. And while Romney may not have a hometown advantage, his reputation as former governor of neighboring Massachusetts has in part helped propel him to the top of many pre-primary polls. But polls and actual votes – as evidenced by his eight-vote caucus victory – are very different things. To give us a final breakdown of New Hampshire voters, we’re joined by Anna Sale, reporter for It’s a Free Country, the politics website for our co-producer WNYC.
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