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Election 2012

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Reactions: New Hampshire Primary

This week Mitt Romney cruised to victory, followed by Ron Paul, with strong Iowa performer Rick Santorum slipping. USC’s Dan Schnur and Christian Grose analyze the results and look ahead to South Carolina. Schnur feels Romney’s rivals have only a week and a half left to stop him. Grose thinks new GOP primary rules could extend the battle.

In Brief

Inside the Mind of a Flip-Flopper

Rivals accuse Mitt Romney of being inconsistent. But USC research finds that “flip-flopping” can be a rational response to uncertainty.

Source Alert

The Moral Spectrum of Conservatives

The GOP candidates must keep in mind that conservatives care most about loyalty to family and nation, while libertarians value liberty. Video.

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