Romney rolls to victory in N.H. primary
Mitt Romney parlayed years of planning and a disciplined attack on President Obama into a win that vaults him closer to the GOP presidential nomination.
Joan Vennochi
Gingrich’s ‘Gordon Gekko’ attack didn’t work
Democrats take note: Newt Gingrich’s effort to turn Mitt Romney into Gordon Gekko, the cut-throat corporate raider from Oliver Stone’s “Wall Street,’’ didn’t work.
Jeff Jacoby
‘Acceptable’ is pronounced ‘winner’
For anyone gauging the GOP presidential contest, this week’s most significant poll results weren’t the ones tabulated in N.H. They were the ones released by Gallup yesterday.
Brian McGrory
Fond farewell to GOP circus
Maybe I shouldn’t admit this, but I’m going to miss these guys, the most motley group of presidential candidates to ever gather in a state and on a stage.
Joanna Weiss
The big loser: New Hampshire
The 2012 primaries might well make New Hampshire look irrelevant.
Scot Lehigh
Romney’s Bain record should remain an issue
If the Republicans don’t examine Mitt Romney’s Bain jobs record in the primaries, Democrats will make sure that voters will in the general election.
Editorial
In Romney’s victory in N.H., a shrewd strategy bears fruit
Mitt Romney’s solid victory in New Hampshire puts the former Massachusetts governor in a commanding position for his party’s presidential nomination.
N.H. results
95% precincts reported
- Mitt Romney
- 39.4%
- 95,669 votes
- Ron Paul
- 22.8%
- 55,455 votes
- Jon Huntsman
- 16.8%
- 40,903 votes
- Newt Gingrich
- 9.4%
- 22,921 votes
- Rick Santorum 9.3%
- Rick Perry .7%
- Buddy Roemer .4%
- Total Write-ins .3%
- Results will update every two minutes
Road to nomination still challenging for Romney
Mitt Romney faces a treacherous path to the Republican National Convention, even after his historic, back-to-back victories in Iowa and N.H.
Groundwork, political good will pay off for Romney
Mitt Romney helped the GOP in N.H. regain control of both the state House and Senate, laying a foundation of support that paid off in his primary victory last night.
SPOT IN GOP’S UPPER TIER
Paul gains momentum with runner-up finish
Ron Paul’s second-place showing gave the Texas congressman much-needed momentum as the campaign heads south, first to South Carolina then Florida.
FORGING AHEAD
In third place, Huntsman declares he’s headed for S.C.
Former Utah Governor Jon Huntsman, finishing third in yesterday’s New Hampshire primary, declared he will remain in the race and go on to South Carolina.
DWINDLING CHANCES
Gingrich plans what may be his last stand
Despite a second straight back-of-the-pack finish, Newt Gingrich left New Hampshire to South Carolina, where he will attempt what may be a last-ditch stand.
“Tonight, we celebrate. Tomorrow, we go back to work.”
Mitt Romney, to supporters after winning the N.H. primary
Inside The Boston Globe
Columnists
Metro
Gardner Museum offers first look at major renovation
Today, the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum unveils its $118 million expansion and renovation project to the media, sparking a busy week of star-studded affairs.
Business
Romney foes put Bain on defensive
Bain Capital executives have been bracing for the downside to their former boss’s running for president: seeing their firm’s name dragged through the mud by Mitt Romney’s opponents.
Politics
Political Notebook
Newt Gingrich attacks Romney on gun ‘tax’
Looking ahead to the South Carolina primary, Gingrich accused Mitt Romney of “raising taxes on guns by 400 percent’’ when he was governor of Massachusetts.
Nation & World
N.C. is urged to compensate those it made sterile
As many as 2,000 people forcibly sterilized decades ago should get $50,000 each, a task force said, marking the first time a state has moved to compensate victims of eugenics programs.
Sports
bruins 5, jets 3
Boston comes from behind to defeat Winnipeg
Nathan Horton’s second goal of the game keyed Boston’s three-goal third period as the Bruins beat the Winnipeg Jets 5-3 tonight.
Food and dining
G COVER
8 hot restaurant trends for 2012 from Boston-area chefs
In Boston, 2011 was a year of upscale Mexican restaurants and food trucks, with a continued emphasis on local and seasonal ingredients. What will the new year look like on the table?
Arts
MOVIE REVIEW
The Klezmatics’ entertaining story
In this entertaining documentary, the show-business cliches of the band’s story are transcended by its members’ feisty personalities and skilled, joyful Yiddish music.
Opinion
“Conservative insurgents rarely win the GOP presidential nomination. The nod almost always goes to the party establishment’s candidate.”
Jeff Jacoby
Ideas
To critics, the very notion of a ‘culture-bound illness’ is an outdated relic from the days of European empires.
Latif Nasser on psychiatry’s struggle with “culture-bound syndromes”