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By your response. 622639. we'll read the best responses later in the show. we also take you to a polling place in new hampshire where we ask voters who they voted for and why. a group that seems fixated on defeating president obama. live at 5:30 a.m. here in manchester, new hampshire we get to the news. after last night's vote it would take something catastrophic now to prevent mitt romney from becoming the republican nominee for president. he rolls down to south carolina this morning, ten days ahead of the january 21st primary there. here in new hampshire, the final tally reflects broad sup...

And a lot of those votes were votes of rebellion against big spending republicans over the past decade. >> usually these primaries weed out the candidates. so far, though, they're holding on. despite his third-place finish, jon huntsman appeared optimistic vowing to compete in south carolina where he's currently trailing in the polls. >> ladies and gentlemen, i think we're in the hunt. i'd say third place is a ticket to ride, ladies and gentlemen. we proved the point that this state wants its candidates to earn it the old-fashioned way. that's on the ground, handshake by handshake, conversatio...

To ride, ladies and gentlemen. we proved a point, that this state wants its candidates to earn it the old-fashioned way, that's on the ground, handshake by handshake, conversation by conversation, vote by vote. we got it done, ladies and gentlemen! hello, south carolina! >> joining us now, msnbc "time" senior political analyst mark halperin and national affairs editor for "new york" magazine, john heilemann. they're the co-authors of "game change." that speech sounded like a nomination speech, the one made by mitt romney. let's be blunt about this. is it game over? is he the nominee? >> he's g...

Radisson hotel. msnbc's election headquarters for this first in the nation primary. for those of you just waking up, mitt romney is the big winner here. he took 39% of the vote. ron paul a strong second at 23. jon huntsman, probably disappointed with his third place finish. he got 17% of the vote last night. romney's victory gives him another boost now heading into south carolina. it also secures a spot for him in the history books. if you want to sound smart today, tell your friends mitt romney is the first ever non-incumbent republican to win both iowa and new hampshire in the same year. the...

Better than that. it's an apples to apples comparison. it was a six-race in 2008 for the republicans, six-way race this time. it's a strong day. i think the over/under was probably about 5 or 36. romney back in 2008 got 31% of vote, so he's 8 points higher than last time around. you know, i think there's not an expectation that he did not meet or exceed. that's as much part of the game here as collecting the win itself. he had so many people expected him to win here, posting a strong win, 17 points, 16 points over ron paul, also very strong. he walks out of here with his head very high. >> wha...