国际英语新闻:Romney Wins Major Victory In New Hampshire Primary

“I voted for the wrong guy last time.  I shouldn’t have, but I did,” he said.

Ron Paul had loyal supporters as well. One of them said “I think he appeals to the common man -- the middle class of America -- and that is who I am.”

Romney now is in the enviable position of having won the first two presidential contests.  But he faces his toughest test yet on January 21 in the South Carolina primary, where Republican primary voters tend to be more conservative than those in New Hampshire.

Romney has a small lead in the latest polls in South Carolina.

American University political expert Allan Lichtman says a Romney victory there would be a serious blow to his Republican rivals.

“After his first-place finish in New Hampshire, if Mitt Romney can go to a Southern state like South Carolina and win there, I would say the nomination struggle is virtually over.  He’s got it wrapped up,” he said.

As the campaign moves South, Romney can expect intensified attacks from conservatives like former Pennsylvania Senator Rick Santorum, former House of Representatives Speaker Newt Gingrich and Texas Governor Rick Perry.  Perry largely skipped the New Hampshire contest to focus on South Carolina.