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Romney Aides React to Iowa Caucus Results
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ABC News' John Berman, Matt Stuart, and Ursula Fahy Report: He spent more days in Iowa than any Republican candidate, and spent more money on ads than all the candidates combined, yet it still wasn't enough for Mitt Romney to win the Iowa Caucuses.
Despite the glum faces at the Romney non-victory rally in West Des Moines, Iowa, Romney aides are keeping a stiff upper-lip.
"We are very proud and excited by our position in this state," said national spokesman Kevin Madden. He said the Romney campaign hit its vote goals in Iowa, but a large turnout from evangelical voters tipped the scales toward Mike Huckabee.
He called the enormous expenditure of time and money in Iowa, an "investment" that will pay dividends around the country. Madden says Romney is the only Republican candidate, "not defined by his limitations."
But when asked if Romney's Mormon faith hurt him here, a Romney aide who did not want to be named said without hesitation, "Yes, you cannot discount it."
Mike Huckabee will have difficulty beyond Iowa, he said, John McCain is focusing on New Hampshire, and Rudy Giuliani has retreated to Florida, says Madden.
To an extent, Madden also tried to jump on the Obama bandwagon. He said the one thing clear from the Iowa Caucuses is that "Washington lost."
The winners, Barack Obama and Mike Huckabee, are not tied to Washington, and the Romney campaign makes the case that Romney isn't either. The Romney camp is already trying to cast Romney as the outsider, competing against the seasoned Senator John McCain in New Hampshire.
And how will he compete against McCain in New Hampshire? Despite their second place finish after a barrage of negative ads about Mike Huckabee, the Romney team will keep hitting John McCain with negative ads.
Another Romney aide said one silver lining for Romney is that Obama's strong showing in Iowa might influence independents in New Hampshire to ride that wave instead of backing McCain.
January 3, 2008 in Giuliani, Rudy, Palin, Sarah, Thompson, Fred | Permalink | User Comments (0)
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