Mitt Romney squeaked out a win in the Iowa Caucuses but Rick Santorum's super close second place finish makes him the man of the moment.
But no matter how well he does in New Hampshire next week or South Carolina later in the month, it's almost impossible for him to win the nomination.
How significant are the Iowa caucuses? More than they should be.
According to Sceince Daily, voters attach about the 5 times the value to the early caucuses and primaries than they should. Only 5.4 per cent of Iowa voters turned out for the Iowa caucuses,
sources:
Rick Santorum is the Flavor of Now But Romney Will Still Prevail: Political Buzz 1.4
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/01/04/iowa-caucus-results_n_1184479.html
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