Johnny The Kid
John McCain, in his victory speech: "I'm past the age where I can call myself a kid no matter what the that adjective proceeds it looks like but tonight we sure showed them what a kid looks like" (mult).
CNN's Wolf Blitzer reports that Mitt Romney and Mike Huckabee have called McCain to congratulate him.
New York Times' David Brooks, on McCain: "The people of New Hampshire didn't give up on him like the pundits gave up on him" ("NewsHour").
Huckabee, in thanking his supporters: We've done more in NH than any "good ol Southern boy could possibly do in New England." He also reminded people it's Elvis b-day today (mult).
The Club for Growth PAC "applauds" NH voters for "soundly rejecting" Huckabee "and his liberal economic policies, and encourages voters in Michigan to do the same next week" (Hotline sources).
"When asked what made the difference in Romney's projected loss to" McCain, "one Romney advisor simply said, 'Authenticity'" ("Political Radar").
Attending a "rally with maybe a hundred or so supporters in the Radisson Hotel," Rudy Giuliani said: "Maybe we've lulled our opponents into a false sense of confidence now" ("The Trail").
ABC reports, Giuliani held more events in NH than any other GOPer "except for" Romney. Giuliani "also spent more on TV ads than anyone except for Romney" and McCain. Andrew Sullivan calls those statistics, combined with Giuliani's dismal showing in NH, "The Humiliation Of Rudy Giuliani" (Atlantic.com).
A new Datamar poll in FL finds Huckabee leading Romney 24%-20%. McCain has 18% and Giuliani is "now back in fourth place at" 16% ("Political Wire").