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After Iowa: What’s Next for the GOP Race?
The first delegates to the Republican nominating convention will be chosen next week in New Hampshire. The Iowa caucuses were a popularity contest.
By Warren Olney • • 50m ListenThe first delegates to the Republican nominating convention will be chosen next week in New Hampshire. The Iowa caucuses were a popularity contest.
BANNER IMAGE: MANCHESTER, NH - JANUARY 04: Republican presidential candidate and former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney gives autographs during a town hall meeting at Central High School January 4, 2012 in Manchester, New Hampshire. Former presidential nominee Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) announced his endorsement of Romney after he beat former U.S. Senator Rick Santorum by only eight votes in Tuesday's 'first in the nation' Iowa Caucuses. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
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