New Hampshire held the first official Primary of the year yesterday. Iowa is actually a “caucus” state so it is not considered a technical, in-person voting primary.

New Hampshire voters are rugged and independent for the most part and tend to be a bit more moderate than most other states. Given this, it was not unexpected that Mitt Romney would emerge victorious.

Romney finished solidly in first with Ron Paul in second. Finally, a state recognized Huntsman was running as well. Huntsman is the only Republican candidate to have not been “flavor of the week”. He’s interesting, intelligent and well-versed on foreign affairs. Yet, Republican voters have mostly been ignoring him.

No one heard the cheers from the Yell Leader in New Hampshire and he finished at bottom of the pack with 1% of the vote. He mostly did not campaign there and has focused his energies on the upcoming South Carolina primary, the first southern state. I heard a radio interview with a New Hampshire voter who said, “Maybe his accent won’t sound so funny in South Carolina.” Clearly, New Hampshire voters did not respond to his “aw shucks” style.

Redistricting update:

The Supreme Court heard arguments in the Texas redistricting case on Monday but no follow-up action has been taken to date. There were many questions regarding our ability to move the primary even further out but to date, there has not been an official outcome.

2012 candidates on the ballot are left in limbo, not knowing whether to spend money on an upcoming primary currently scheduled for April 3 or to save their precious dollars for a date yet to be determined.

Still muddy waters on this topic.