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There are three key steps to the Republican nomination:  Iowa, New Hampshire, and South Carolina.  Mitt can win only one out of the three (New Hampshire), leaving an opening for another candidate to win the other two.

There are three key steps to the Republican nomination:  Iowa, New Hampshire, and South Carolina.  Mitt Romney won both the Iowa caucus (although Rick Santorum nearly tied him) and the New Hampshire primary.

There are four basic components of the Republican Party.  '''To win the nomination, a candidate needs to obtain the support of at least two out of four''':<ref>Traditionally commentators have referred to the three legs of the Republican Party:  the values voters, the small businessmen, and the national security supporters.  While that model still has support, it fails to account for recent shifts (such as the Tea Party Movement) and the impact of new media (such as FoxNews).</ref>

There are four basic components of the Republican Party.  '''To win the nomination, a candidate needs to obtain the support of at least two out of four''':<ref>Traditionally commentators have referred to the three legs of the Republican Party:  the values voters, the small businessmen, and the national security supporters.  While that model still has support, it fails to account for recent shifts (such as the Tea Party Movement) and the impact of new media (such as FoxNews).</ref>