Update on the New Hampshire Primary

January 6, 2012
CBS News
Update on the New Hampshire Primary
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Political correspondent Jan Crawford sits with Nancy Cordes and Jim Axelford to discuss the latest on the campaign trail. They also discuss where the GOP candidates are standing and where they are headed. They began by discussing how Mitt Romney is being attacked on all sides because of his commanding lead in the polls of the New Hampshire Primary. But even as Romney isbeing attacked, he just brushes off the criticism and prepares for the North Carolina Primary. Jan Crawford explains that he is doing so well because he has spent so much time in New Hampshire, that he is able to now dedicate time to campaign in North Carolina. He also now has Senator John McCain helping his campaign, who has once won New Hampshire over in 2008. Romney is more than 20 points ahead in New Hampshire, which is why he has moved to South Carolina. His biggest issues are aimed towards jobs and the economy, and his main motive to win seems to be by attacking President Barrack Obama.
Rick Santorum on the other hand is trying to broaden his approval beyond Iowa by telling voters he will bring jobs to America. He says "I don't know how many jobs we will create, but we WILL create jobs". Thursday got a bit interesting when Santorum got in an arguement with voters about gay marriage.
Newt Gingrinch has completely changed his strategy in this race as to attack the candidates, in both viscious and personal ways. This means he has abandoned his pledge to run in a positive matter. His main targets include Romney and Ron Paul. He has for months said that negative attacks will only help President Obama, but look at him now.

I think the big issue that goes on in this show is the fact that Gingrinch has stooped so low as to begin attacking his rivals after he pledged against negative attacks. This will eventually conclude to either ruining his own chances, or actually helping President Obama as he ruins the whole Republican Primary with these attacks. I learned that Gingrinch actually made a pledge to not attack his rivals which I find funny seeing that I haven't seen him go about that pledge at all. Knowing that he made this pledge and did not keep it can definitely influence his outcome and the voters choice because voters wouldn't vote for someone who cannot keep their promises, let alone a pledge. I think this will have a big impact on his results in the polls.