Rivals looking to chip away at Romney in NH


January 10, 2012 at 11:03a.m.

Rivals looking to chip away at Romney in NH

MANCHESTER, N.H. (AP) — With Mitt Romney the overwhelming favorite, his five Republican opponents hoped to chip away at his lead in today’s New Hampshire primary and finish well enough to prove they’re still in the race to challenge him again in South Carolina and Florida. A narrower than expected win for Romney in the nation’s first presidential primary — or a surprisingly strong finish from one of his rivals — could weaken the front-runner. Either would be played up as more evidence that Republicans still have their doubts about Romney, who barely squeezed out a win in the Iowa caucuses.