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Mitt Romney said: "Congratulations to the first round" to Mike Huckabee, but "downplayed the signficance of his defeat," saying Huckabee "has a natural base here, and he was able to call upon that base." Romney: "I expect that by the time this is finished, I’ll be the one with the nomination. See you in New Hampshire" (Politico.com).
"I'm going to congratulate Mike. ... 28 more are coming up" -- Rudy Giuliani (MSNBC).
Huckabee chair Ed Rollins talked to FNC's Chris Wallace at 9:20 p.m., and congratulated IA voters on "sifting through the negative ads" and turning out in support of Huckabee (FNC).
CNN's Crowley reports, Bill Richardson supporters are now moving over to Barack Obama as their second-choice candidate. A Hillary Clinton source tells her that "The 'Richardson thing' is real," and that HRC supporters in the caucuses report "people are moving en masse from Richardson to Barack Obama" ("Political Ticker").
"I think you're calling this a really bad night for Hillary too early" -- Air America's Rachel Maddow, on why people should wait to see the full results (MSNBC).