After a photo finish in the first real voting of the 2012 Republican nomination process, the surviving candidates had very different rides awaiting them. Former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney, winner on Jan. 3 by the unlikely margin of eight votes--remember that number, for it speaks volumes about Romney's situation--climbed onto the front-runner express with a tank full of money and a club car packed with very important friends.
However, with 3 out of 4 participating Iowans voting for someone else, Romney may be in for a rough road ahead. Next up is New Hampshire, Romney's home away from home. He has...