Despite Two Straight Wins, Romney May Be Weakening ; the Divisive Gop Campaign has Taken Its Toll On the Front-Runner.

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Mitt Romney heads out of New Hampshire today on a probable march to the Republican presidential nomination -- but with scars and weaknesses that could lead him to limp weakly into a general election against President Obama.

On the plus side, his back-to-back wins in Iowa and New Hampshire were unprecedented; anti-Romney conservatives head to South Carolina as divided as ever; and polls signal that he could win both South Carolina and Florida against that fractured opposition for a January sweep. That probably would clinch the nomination for him.

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Despite Two Straight Wins, Romney May Be Weakening ; the Divisive Gop Campaign has Taken Its Toll On the Front-Runner.

Yet he received an often-tepid response from Republicans, even in his own New England backyard. He faces a blistering ad assault in South Carolina that could hurt him among moderates and independents critical to the fall vo...

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