Witness Campaign: Through the eyes of the American voter

Washington Post photographers take readers on the campaign trail.

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April 3, 2012

Surrounded by his family, Democratic candidate for Maryland U.S. House District 6 John Delaney addresses a crowd as he celebrates his victory at his election watch event at the William F. Bolger Center in Potomac. Delaney was running in the primary against Robert Garagiola.

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April 3, 2012

Congresswoman Donna Edwards stands with Democratic candidate for Maryland U.S. House District 6 John Delaney as they greet a crowd as he celebrates his victory at his election watch event at the William F. Bolger Center in Potomac.

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April 3, 2012

John Delaney greets supporters as he celebrates his victory at his election watch event at the William F. Bolger Center in Potomac.

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April 3, 2012

John Delaney greets supporters as he celebrates his victory at his election watch event at the William F. Bolger Center in Potomac.

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April 3, 2012

Genevieve Archer, 8, right, and Nathanael Archer, 7, show off their homemade signs as they wait to enter Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum's election night party at the Sheraton Hotel in Mars, Pa.

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April 3, 2012

The Geramita family from Cheswick, Pa., wait to enter Santorum's election night party.

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April 3, 2012

A quiet beginning before Rick Santorum's election night party at Sheraton Hotel in his home town of Mars, Pa.

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April 3, 2012

Simon Petrosky, 9, center, and another young Republican, Joe Formica, 17, right, call voters from Rick Santorum's presidential campaign headquarters in Pittsburgh. Santorum supporters gathered to make calls to voters in Wisconsin and other states with primaries April 3.

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April 3, 2012

Rebekah Che, 6, left, puts return address labels on Rick Santorum for President envelopes at the Pittsburgh campaign headquarters of the former senator from Pennsylvania.

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April 3, 2012

Incumbent Ward 8 D.C. Council member Marion Barry, left, turns his campaign shirt inside out before walking in to vote for himself at Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary School in Washington's primary elections. Any sort of campaign material is not allowed inside. With him are supporters Dontike Miller, 28, center, and Antonio Walker, 16.

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April 3, 2012

Anthony Torrence, right, talks with D.C. Council member Marion Barry and campaign worker Trayon White at the Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary School polling place in Washington's Ward 8 during Tuesday's primary election.

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April 3, 2012

John Delaney, right, who is running in the Democratic primary for a congressional seat in Maryland's 6th District, gives the thumbs-up to passersby as his senior adviser Max Cummings holds a campaign sign at the William R. Talley Recreation Center in Frederick.

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April 3, 2012

John Delaney, left, a Democrat running for a congressional seat in Maryland's 6th District, greets a voter in Maryland's primary election as former Montgomery county executive Douglas M. Duncan, right, looks on at the voting precinct at Robert Frost Middle School in Rockville.

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April 2, 2012

Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich waits behind a curtain as his wife, Callista, introduces him to a packed auditorium at Hood College in Frederick.

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April 2, 2012

Elizabeth Riordon of Clarksville, a Newt Gingrich supporter, listens to the Republican presidential candidate speak during a campaign stop at a Ford dealership in Frederick.

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April 2, 2012

Republican candidate Newt Gingrich, with his wife, Callista, holding a book at left, looks for a pen so he can sign the book for James McKane, 10, of Frederick during a campaign stop at a Ford dealership there.

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March 28, 2012

Rep. Ron Paul (R-Tex.) greets supporters after a town hall meeting at the University of Maryland in College Park.

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March 28, 2012

Paul holds a town hall meeting at the University of Maryland in College Park.

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March 28, 2012

Paul holds a town hall meeting at the University of Maryland in College Park.

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March 28, 2012

Ron Paul holds a town hall meeting at the University of Maryland.

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March 28, 2012

The crowd cheers as Paul takes the stage at a town hall meeting at the University of Maryland.

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March 28, 2012

Eric Boye of Bear, Delaware gets the crowd fired up before 2012 Republican Presidential candidate Ron Paul takes the stage at a town hall meeting at the University of Maryland in College Park.

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March 28, 2012

People wait in line to enter Paul's town hall meeting at the University of Maryland in College Park.

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March 28, 2012

People wait in line to enter the town hall meeting at the University of Maryland in College Park.

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March 28, 2012

Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich is joined on stage by Kevin Preskenis and Professor George Shambaugh before speaking to Georgetown University students about American innovation, social security, the oil supply and other political issues.

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March 28, 2012

Gingrich, right, stands with Professor George Shambaugh before speaking at Georgetown University.

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March 28, 2012

Newt Gingrich addresses Georgetown University students.

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March 21, 2012

Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney makes a campaign stop in Arbutus, Md.

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March 21, 2012

Former Maryland Gov. Robert Ehrlich, right, with his wife, Kendel Ehrlich, center, listen to Mitt Romney during a campaign stop in Arbutus, Md.

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March 21, 2012

Mitt Romney speaks to the crowd in Arbutus, Md.

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March 21, 2012

Mitt Romney makes a campaign stop in Maryland.

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March 6, 2012

The Young Republicans of Arlington, including Lauren O'Reilly, watch the Super Tuesday primary results at Mister Days sports bar in Clarendon.

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March 6, 2012

The Young Republicans of Arlington keep track of the Super Tuesday GOP presidential primary results at Mister Days sports bar in Clarendon.

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March 6, 2012

Kevin Curran and Sarah Belhnap, members of the Young Republicans of Arlington, watch the Super Tuesday results come in at Mr. Days sports bar in Clarendon.

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March 6, 2012

The Young Republicans of Arlington -- including, from left, Juan Torrico, Mitch Theis, Brad Tidwell and Sarah Belhnap -- chat about the GOP presidential candidates at Mister Days sports bar in Clarendon.

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March 6, 2012

Lauren O'Reilly, who supports GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney, mingles at Mister Days sports bar in Clarendon.

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March 6, 2012

"Dee the Dog" waits for his owner to vote on a quiet Super Tuesday morning at the Fire Department Headquarters polling station in Alexandria.

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March 6, 2012

Chief election officer David Rampy, left, helps Jim Conrad, who is the first to use a paper ballot at Precinct 302 in Fairfax County in the Virginia presidential primary election at St. Dunstan's Episcopal Church in McLean.

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March 6, 2012

At of 9:17 a.m., Marc Nolan of Middleburg was the 17th person to vote at Precinct 307 in Middleburg. Sitting in the car with Marc is his dog Babs.

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March 5, 2012

At the Northern Virginia Mitt Romney for President Headquarters in Springfield, approximately 35 people make calls on behalf of their candidate and remind registered voters to go to the polls on Super Tuesday.

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Feb. 28, 2012

Benjamin Walker shouts his support for Rep. Ron Paul (R-Tex.) at passing cars before a rally in Springfield.

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Fed. 28, 2012

Rep. Ron Paul (R-Tex.) at his rally in Springfield.

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Feb. 28, 2012

Young conservatives such as volunteer Marsha Valentine, center, yell in support of Rep. Ron Paul at the rally.

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Feb. 28, 2012

The event drew many young supporters.

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Feb. 28, 2012

Carol Paul, Ron Paul's wife, receives flowers for her birthday, Feb. 29, onstage at the rally.

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Feb. 28, 2012

From left, Aiden Pedapudi, 8, Ava Russ, 6, and Charlotte Ross, 5, listen to Ron Paul during the rally in Springfield, Va.

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Jan. 31, 2012

Mitt Romney and his family wave to the crowd at Romney's speech after he won the Florida GOP primary in Tampa.

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Jan. 31, 2012

Ann and Mitt Romney are pulled in by the crowd after Romney's acceptance speech in Tampa.

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Jan. 31, 2012

Romney addresses his supporters at the Tampa Convention Center.

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Jan. 31, 2012

Supporters go wild as the polls close at the Tampa Convention Center, where GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney will hold his primary night party in Tampa. Romney has been announced as the winner of the primary.

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Jan. 31, 2012

CNN political correspondent Candy Crowley goes on air at the convention center in Tampa.

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Jan. 31, 2012

An audio visual worker cleans the teleprompter at the Tampa Convention Center ahead of Mitt Romney's primary night party.

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Jan. 31, 2012

Retirees hang out at the Kate Jackson Community Center in Tampa's Hyde Park neighborhood, watching voters stroll in to vote in the GOP presidential primary.

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Jan. 31, 2012

Newspapers tout the GOP presidential primary in the Hyde Park neighborhood, a well-to-do area in Tampa.

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Jan. 31, 2012

A squirrel gnaws on a nut at the Kate Jacson Community Center voting place in Tampa.

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Jan. 31, 2012

Republican presidential candidate and former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney has his picture taken with campaign worker Lily Whittle at his Florida headquarters in Tampa.

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Jan. 31, 2012

Romney supporters cheer Romney on while he does interviews at his Florida campaign headquarters in Tampa. He stopped by on Florida’s primary day to thank them for their work.

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Jan. 31, 2012

Romney arrives to greet campaign workers at his Florida headquarters in Tampa.

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Jan. 31, 2012

Romney supporter Arwen Saxon takes a video of Romney as he talks to the media at his Florida campaign headquarters in Tampa.

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Jan. 31, 2012

Romney supporters Jason Rodriguez with "Lou" the dog and campaign worker Lily Whittle chat outside Romney's Florida headquarters in Tampa.

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Jan. 30, 2012

Mitt Romney on stage with a full crowd at a presidential campaign rally in Dunedin, Fla. Polls show Romney in the lead coming into Tuesday;s primary.

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Jan. 30, 2012

Mitt Romney supporters show their signs at his presidential campaign rally in Dunedin, Fla.

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Jan. 30, 2012

Harley the French bulldog waits in a bicycle basket for his owner Beverly Horvat, left, to wrap it up while attending a Mitt Romney campaign rally in Dunedin.

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Jan. 30, 2012

Mitt Romney at a rally in Dunedin, Fla.

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Jan. 30, 2012

From left: Thomas Watson, 4, Molly Watson, 6, Brandon Dees, 5, and Ashley Dees 9, cheer at a Mitt Romney campaign rally in Dunedin, Fla.

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Jan. 30, 2012

Little Riley Frase, 3, makes the best of sitting on a curb listening to Mitt Romney's rally in Dunedin.

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Jan. 30, 2012

Jackie Nigro, 64 sports patriotic sunglasses on stage at a Mitt Romney rally in Dunedin, Fla.

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Jan. 29, 2012

John Olsen, 67, talks about the two leading contenders for the GOP presidential nomination while visiting an event for Newt Gingrich in the Villages, Fla. Olsen is an undecided New Yorker visiting the retirement community.

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Jan. 29, 2012

Republican retirees wave to Newt Gingrich's bus after his appearance in the Villages in Florida. The event was well attended by Gingrich fans and some undecided GOP voters who are worried about their retirement and the financial path of the country.

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Jan. 29, 2012

Newt Gingrich and his wife, Callista, greet supporters at the Villages, a retirement community in Florida. Gingrich said in his speech that he's being endorsed by Michael Reagan to carry on Ronald Reagan's legacy.

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Jan. 29, 2012

From left, Fred Kohl, 72, and Charlie and Sharon Gaines stand during the Pledge of Allegiance at an appearance by former House speaker Newt Gingrich in the Villages in Florida.

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Jan. 29, 2012

Rod Hannahs, 81, and wife Sharon, 70, listen to Newt Gingrich at the Villages in Florida. Gingrich has increased his attacks on GOP rival Mitt Romney, hoping to draw more support in a state offering 50 delegates.

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Jan. 29, 2012

Newt Gingrich supporters listen across the street even if they can't see the presidential candidate during his appearance at the Villages. One of the things the former House speaker touted in his speech: "I am, in fact, the heir to the Reagan movement, not some liberal from Massachusetts."

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Jan. 29, 2012

From her wheelchair, Libby Levine, 90, cheers on Newt Gingrich at the Villages retirement community in Florida.

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Jan. 29, 2012

From left, Harrietta Amey, Annelle Carlton and Kathy Anderson show their support for Newt Gingrich at the Villages in Florida. Anderson, not surprisingly, is a proud Wisconsin resident.

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Jan. 28, 2012

Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich arrives at the Centro de la Familia Christiana in Orlando. The event was billed as a Hispanic town hall meeting, but the candidate was so behind schedule he spoke briefly and had his picture taken with audience members. The event was sparsely attended, and about 20 percent of those who showed up were Hispanic.

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Jan. 28, 2012

Supporters arrive to listen to GOP presidential candidate and former House speaker Newt Gingrich in an appearance at the Centro de la Familia Christiana in Orlando.

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Jan. 28, 2012

First-generation Venezuelan American Felix Quintana gives words of support to GOP presidential candidate Newt Gingrich at the Centro de la Familia Christiana in Orlando.

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Jan. 28, 2012

Republican presidential contender and former House speaker Newt Gingrich signs one of his books during an event at the Centro de la Familia Christiana in Orlando.

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Jan. 28, 2012

Andre Garcia, left, chats with Carlos Mendez, right, mayor of Aguadilla, Puerto Rico, and Mildred Cortes, center. In the background, the media descend on GOP presidential candidate Newt Gingrich at the Centro de la Familia Christiana in Orlando. Gingrich announced at the event that he would not stand in the way of giving Puerto Rico statehood if he became president. Central Florida holds a booming population of Puerto Ricans.

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Jan. 28, 2012

Callista and Newt Gingrich have their picture taken with an audience member at an appearance at the Centro de la Familia Christiana in Orlando.

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Jan. 28, 2012

Steve Pantazes, 61, sells flags for the Disabled American Veterans outside an event for GOP presidential candidate Newt Gingrich at the Centro de la Familia Christiana in Orlando.

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Jan. 28, 2012

Women for the Highlands Tea Party display their patriotic attire prior to attending an event for GOP presidential candidate Newt Gingrich at the Centro de la Familia Christiana in Orlando.

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Jan. 28, 2012

Tina Altic, 66, from Avon Park, Fla., talks about her endorsement of GOP presidential candidate Newt Gingrich prior to his appearance at the Centro de la Familia Christiana in Orlando. She's a member of the Highlands Tea Party.

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Jan. 28, 2012

PETA protesters dressed as pigs dance for media attention prior to an appearance by GOP presidential candidate Newt Gingrich at the Centro de la Familia Christiana in Orlando.

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Jan. 28, 2012

Steve Pantazes spreads a huge American flag over his car prior to an appearance by GOP presidential candidate Newt Gingrich at the Centro de la Familia Christiana in Orlando. Pantazes, who was selling small flags to benefit the Disabled American Veterans, travels to political events to raise money for the organization.

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Jan. 28, 2012

Sasha Ruel of St. Louis sells campaign buttons outside an event for GOP presidential candidate Newt Gingrich at the Centro de la Familia Christiana in Orlando.

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Jan. 21, 2012

Presidential candidate Newt Gingrich stands with his wife, Callista, by his side at the Hilton Hotel in Columbia, S.C., after winning the South Carolina primary.

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Jan. 21, 2012

Newt Gingrich, left, and wife Callista Gingrich celebrate after a primary-night rally in Columbia, S.C.

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Jan. 21, 2012

Barbara Marks, 78, of Laughlin, Nev., made the drive from her home four days ago to take in the South Carolina primary. "I think this is the most important state vote in my history," says Marks as she waited for Newt Gingrich to speak at the Hilton in Columbia, S.C. She is a Gingrich supporter and will vote in a few weeks in her home state.

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Jan. 21, 2012

D'Andria Wider, 15, and her brother Davon Wider, 12, of Greensboro, N.C., take in the scene at the Hilton in Columbia, S.C., where presidential candidate Newt Gingrich would later speak on primary night in Columbia. The teens were visiting with their father, Carlos Wider, not shown, who calls it a tough race.

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Jan. 21, 2012

A pregnant Jennifer Habrelevicz, of Laurens, S.C., braved the rain to vote for her candidate, Ron Paul, during the South Carolina primary in Laurens.

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Jan. 21, 2012

Dan Kantor, left, and a pregnant Jennifer Habrelevicz, with her daughters Lily (blue dress) and Hope Habrelevicz, of Laurens, S.C., leave their home to vote during the South Carolina primary in Laurens. The couple support Ron Paul.

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Jan. 21, 2012

Dana Cox with her daughter Emma Hill, 8, of Owings, S.C., braved the rain to vote in in the South Carolina primary in Owings.

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Jan. 21, 2012

Dana Cox of Owings, S.C., is helped by precinct workers Terry Freeland and Joyce Wallace during the South Carolina primary in Owings.

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Jan. 21, 2012

Suporters cheer for GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney during a campaign stop in Greenville, S.C.

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Jan. 21, 2012

Suporters cheer for Mitt Romney during a campaign stop in Greenville.

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Jan. 21, 2012

Suporters cheer for Romney in Greenville.

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Jan. 21, 2012

Supporters cheer for Newt Gingrich during a campaign stop at Tommy's Ham House in Greenville, S.C.

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Jan. 21, 2012

Suporters cheer for GOP candidate Newt Gingrich during a campaign stop at Tommy's Ham House in Greenville, S.C.

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Jan. 21, 2012

A sign sits atop a piano in support for GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney during a campaign stop at Tommy's Ham House in Greenville.

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Jan. 21, 2012

GOP presidential candidate Newt Gingrich is seen during a campaign stop at Tommy's Ham House in Greenville, S.C.

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Jan. 21, 2012

Suporter Dabney Robinson, 90, carrying a sign, shows his support for GOP presidential candidate Newt Gingrinch during a campaign stop at Tommy's Ham House in Greenville, S.C.

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Jan. 20, 2012

Hope Habrelewicz, of Laurens, S.C., twirls as she waits for her parents at a rally for GOP presidential candidate Ron Paul.

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Jan. 21, 2012

Suporter Heidi Rees, 20, cheers for GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney as his bus arrives at Country Ham House during a campaign stop in Greenville, S.C.

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Jan. 20, 2012

Rep. Ron Paul (Tex.) arrives for a stop at Greenville as he campaigns before the South Carolina primary.

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Jan. 20, 2012

Ron Paul supporters attend a rally in Greenville, S.C.

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Jan. 20, 2012

Paul speaks to the crowd at the rally in Greenville, S.C.

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Jan. 20, 2012

Ron Paul holds the lectern while speaking at a rally in Greenville, S.C.

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Jan. 20, 2012

Ron Paul supporter Dan Kantor, of Laurens, S.C., poses during a rally in Greenville, S.C.

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Jan. 20, 2012

Republican presidential candidate and former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney greets supporters during a rally at Harmon's Tree Farm in Gilbert, S.C., one day before the South Carolina primary.

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Jan. 20, 2012

Romney is introduced by South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley during a rally at Harmon's Tree Farm in Gilbert, S.C.

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Jan. 20, 2012

Supporters brave the rain to listen to Romney at a rally at Harmon’s Tree Farm in Gilbert, S.C.

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Jan. 20, 2012

South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley introduces Romney during a rally at Harmon’s Tree Farm in Gilbert, S.C.

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Jan. 18, 2012

Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum, second from left, makes a campaign stop in Laurens, S.C.

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Jan. 18, 2012

A photographer aims for a view of Rick Santorum during a campaign stop in Laurens, S.C.

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Jan. 18, 2012

Rick Santorum greets residents during a campaign stop in Laurens, S.C.

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Jan. 18, 2012

Former senator Rick Santorum of Pennsylvania makes a campaign stop in Laurens, S.C.

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Jan. 16, 2012

Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney makes his way into a tent after delivering a speech in Myrtle Beach, S.C.

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Jan. 16, 2012

Presidential hopeful Newt Gingrich makes a campaign stop at Rioz Brazilian Steakhouse in Myrtle Beach, S.C.

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Jan 16, 2012

Gingrich supporters take photos as the candidate arrives at Rioz Brazilian Steakhouse.

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Jan. 16, 2012

Gingrich, a former speaker of the House, signs the side of a van at his campaign stop in Myrtle Beach, S.C.

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Jan. 16, 2012

From left, Timothy Citrone, 9, Dayana Cardoso, 11, and Victoria Citrone, 7, at Gingrich's event at Rioz Brazilian Steakhouse.

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Jan. 16, 2012

Newt Gingrich speaks at Rioz Brazilian Steakhouse in Myrtle Beach, S.C.

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Jan. 16, 2012

From left, Valerie Whittier, Rick Whittier and 7-year-old Elle Whittier of Myrtle Beach, S.C., stop to look at a sand sculpture featuring the GOP presidential candidates at the city's convention center.

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Jan. 16, 2012

The Myrtle Beach sand sculpture features six Republican candidates, including former Utah governor Jon Huntsman, who dropped out of the race before the South Carolina primary.

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Jan. 16, 2012

Allen Olivo of Myrtle Beach, S.C., was undecided as the primary approached. "The smart thing to do is not trust any of them," he said of the candidates. "They will tell you what you want to hear to get elected."

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Jan. 10, 2012

Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney, right, greets supporters and accepts the win after the New Hampshire primary with his wife, Ann, and his family by his side, at Southern New Hampshire University in Manchester, N.H.

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Jan. 10, 2012

Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney speaks after the New Hampshire primary with his wife, Ann, at Southern New Hampshire University, in Manchester, N.H.

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Jan. 10, 2012

Romney greets supporters before accepting the win.

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Jan. 10, 2012

Romney talks to fellow candidate Rep. Ron Paul (Tex.) on the phone before going onstage at Southern New Hampshire University.

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Jan. 10, 2012

Mitt Romney and Ann Romney plan with staff members before going onstage for Romney's acceptance speech.

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Jan. 10, 2012

Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney laughs with his son Tagg, left, and his wife, Ann, while watching the winning returns before going onstage at Southern New Hampshire University, in Manchester, N.H.

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Jan. 10, 2012

The winner of the New Hampshire primary, Mitt Romney, hugs his wife, Ann.

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Jan. 10, 2012

Josh Romney reads voting results to Ann and Mitt Romney in the holding room before going onstage. Mitt Romney had been projected the winner of New Hampshire's Republican presidential primary, giving the former Massachusetts governor a sweep of the first two critical tests in the nominating contest.

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Jan. 10, 2012

Supporters and protesters yell and chant for their candidates and issues at the entrance of Webster Elementary School's polling place in Manchester, N.H, on primary morning.

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Jan. 10, 2012

Republican presidential candidate and former House speaker Newt Gingrich and his wife, Callista, arrive at the Webster Elementary School's polling place in Manchester, N.H., on primary day.

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Jan. 10, 2012

A lone Ron Paul signs hangs on a tree along a street in Manchester, N.H.

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Jan. 10, 2012

From left, on primary morning Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney, Ann Romney, and their daughter-in-law Mary speak to staff before boarding the campaign bus in Manchester, N.H.

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Jan. 10, 2012

Crowds of media and protesters jammed the entrance to Webster Elementary School's polling place when Republican presidential candidates, including Mitt Romney, arrived.

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Jan. 10, 2012

From left, Ann Romney, Mitt Romney and their daughter-in-law Mary laugh over peanut sandwiches aboard the campaign bus in Manchester, N.H.

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Jan. 10, 2012

On primary morning, Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney and wife Ann make peanut butter and honey sandwiches aboard the campaign bus.

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Jan. 10, 2012

Sitting with visiting Iowa voters and family, Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney and his wife, Ann, chat and laugh over their experiences in Iowa on the campaign bus during the morning of the primary in Manchester, N.H.

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Jan. 10, 2012

Ann Romney speaks to staff before boarding the campaign bus in Manchester, N.H.

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Jan. 10, 2012

A media mob around GOP presidential candidate Newt Gingrich at Webster Elementary School, a polling place in Manchester, N.H., on primary morning. Gingrich never made it into the building because of the crush of media.

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Jan. 10, 2012

Staid and peaceful voting at Webster Elementary in Manchester, N.H.

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Jan. 10, 2012

Along Elm Street in downtown Manchester, N.H., Occupy N.H. protesters have a camp.

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Jan. 10, 2012

Even pets express political excitement. Pushed around in a baby carriage, Biscuit, a Pekingese, wears a red-white-and-blue hat and vest. While going down Elm Street in Manchester on Tuesday, Occupy N.H. protesters saw Biscuit and began lavishing attention on the dog.

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Jan. 10, 2012

At Webster Elementary School, a polling place in Manchester, supporters call for four more years of Obama upon GOP candidate for president Newt Gingrich's arrival.

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Jan. 10, 2012

Ten miles from the Canadian border and after midnight voting in Dixville Notch, N.H., the Moose Muck Coffee House Colebrook opened for two hours after voting to caffeinate locals on their way home from the polling place at Balsams Resort.

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Jan. 10, 2012

Jacques Couture casts the first vote in Dixville Notch, N.H., as the clock strikes midnight. Town moderator, Tom Tillotson, looks on.

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Jan. 10, 2012

From left, Jacques Couture, Tanner Tillotson, Peter Johnson, Diane Bureau, Deborah Tillotson and Jeff McIver stand at the voting booths waiting to be released after casting six of the nine ballots in Dixville Notch, N.H. Donna Kaye Erwin is pictured far left.

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Jan. 10, 2012

Town moderator Tom Tillotson, Rick Erwin and Donna Kaye Erwin tally the nine ballots cast when polls opened at midnight.

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Jan. 10, 2012

Donna Kaye Erwin, right, writes the voting count on the results board for all to see.

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Jan. 10, 2012

Donna Kaye Erwin stands next to the results board. On the Republican side, former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney and former Utah governor Jon Huntsman tied, with two votes each.

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Jan. 9, 2012

Mobbed by members of the media, Republican presidential candidate, Rep. Ron Paul (Tex.), exits his car at MoeJoe's Family Restaurant in Manchester, N.H., one day before the New Hampshire primary.

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Jan. 9, 2012

Paul supporters gather outside of MaryAnn's Diner before an event held by Republican presidential candidate and former Pennsylvania senator Rick Santorum in Derry, N.H.

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Jan. 9, 2012

Paul supporters gather outside of MaryAnn's Diner before a Santorum event begins in Derry, N.H.

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Jan. 9, 2012

Paul is mobbed by members of the media after exiting his car at MoeJoe's Family Restaurant in Manchester, N.H.

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Jan. 9, 2012

PETA protesters demonstrate outside a Ron Paul event at MoeJoe's Family Restaurant in Manchester, N.H.

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Jan. 9, 2012

Paul chats with diners at MoeJoe's Family Restaurant in Manchester, N.H.

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Jan. 9, 2012

Paul meets with diners at MoeJoe's Family Restaurant in Manchester, N.H.

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Jan. 9, 2012

Republican presidential candidate and former House speaker Newt Gingrich enters a town hall style gathering in Manchester, N.H.

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Jan. 9, 2012

Gingrich’s campaign bus rolls in for a town hall style gathering in Manchester, N.H.

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Jan. 9, 2012

Members of the news media crowd in and crouch as Jon Huntsman Jr. greets supporters at Crosby's Bakery in Nashua, N.H. Many had been waiting for the former Utah governor for hours; an early arrival usually means better access to a candidate.

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Jan. 9, 2012

Huntsman greets supporters at Crosby's Bakery in Nashua, N.H.

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Jan. 9, 2012

Whoopie pies inscribed with an "H” in honor of presidential candidate Jon Huntsman are seen at Crosby's Bakery in Nashua, N.H.

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Jan. 9, 2012

Passersby peek inside Crosby's Bakery in Nashua, N.H., where Republican presidential candidate Jon Huntsman was greeting supporters.

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Jan. 9, 2012

Republican presidential candidate and former Pennsylvania senator Rick Santorum talks to the media outside of MaryAnn's Diner in Derry, N.H.

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Jan. 9, 2012

Santorum greets patrons at MaryAnn's Diner in Derry, N.H.

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Jan. 9, 2012

Diners watch as Santorum speaks with the media outside MaryAnn's Diner in Derry, N.H.

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Jan. 9, 2012

Diner patron Irvin Bassett is asked about his experience meeting Santorum at MaryAnn's Diner in Derry, N.H.

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Jan. 9, 2012

From left to right: Ted Brown, David Martel, John Hennessy and Don Kinney, all classmates from Holy Cross University, are political tourists at a meet-and-greet for Santorum at MaryAnn's Diner in Derry, N.H. As Santorum passed by, Brown yelled, "This is so fun!"

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Jan. 9, 2012

Santorum greets patrons at MaryAnn's Diner in Derry, N.H.

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Jan. 8, 2012

Republican presidential candidate Jon Huntsman speaks to supporters as he leaves a house party in Bedford, N.H. Huntsman has a packed public schedule through Monday as he makes his final push before the state primary polls open Tuesday. When asked if he was tired, Huntsman twisted up his face and laughed, "Of course not. This is fun."

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Jan. 8, 2012

Hands were kept deep in pockets in the damp and chilly air of New Hampshire as supporters and the media wait for Republican presidential candidate Jon Huntsman as he leaves a packed house in Bedford.

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Jan. 8, 2012

The future of the campaign of Republican presidential candidate Jon Huntsman hangs on him having a good showing in the New Hampshire primaries.

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Jan. 8, 2012

Krystal Samburn watches from her home, across the street from the Rochester Opera House in Rochester, N.H., as Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney made a campaign speech. Samburn says she "still has research to do" before deciding which candidate to back.

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Jan. 8, 2012

Ann Romney, left, is surrounded by her family as they sit on stage behind her husband, Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney, as he speaks at the Rochester Opera House in Rochester, N.H.

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Jan. 8, 2012

Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney shakes hands after his speech at the Rochester Opera House.

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Jan. 8, 2012

More than a thousand people came out to listen to Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney speak at the Rochester Opera House.

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Jan. 8, 2012

Thomas Miller, left, listens while Mitt Romney speaks in Rochester, N.H.

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Jan. 8, 2012

Mitt Romney supporters hold out magazines, posters, baseballs and other items for the Republican candidate to sign as he leaves the Rochester Opera House.

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Jan. 8, 2012

Supporters and protesters wait for Republican candidate Mitt Romney as he gives a speech in Rochester, N.H. Crowds of protesters and supporters stood outside to either sneer or cheer. The Romney faithful had campaign posters, while Occupy protesters brought handmade signs about the economy. Ron Paul supporters lifted their signs higher by hoisting people up onto one another's shoulders.

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Jan. 7, 2012

After Saturday night’s Republican presidential debate at St. Anselm College in Manchester, N.H., the action switches to the "spin room," where the political staffs and candidates can speak to reporters face-to-face. Former Pennsylvania senator Rick Santorum made a brief appearance.

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Jan. 7, 2012

Media trucks are parked outside the Institute of Politics in New Hampshire.

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Jan. 7, 2012

Protesters shout before the debate.

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Jan. 7, 2012

Protesters rally in their designated area outside the debate at St. Anselm College in Manchester, N.H.

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Jan. 7, 2012

Protesters rally outside Saturday night's Republican debate.

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Jan. 6, 2012

Supporters stood in line to be photographed with Rep. Ron Paul (Tex.), a Republican presidential candidate, at the University of New Hampshire after a town hall meeting in Durham, N.H.

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Jan. 6, 2012

Newlyweds Chase and Victoria Carter show their support for Rep. Ron Paul at a rally in Nashua, N.H.

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Jan. 6, 2012

Supporters stand in line to be photographed with Rep. Ron Paul at the University of New Hampshire after a town hall meeting in Durham, N.H.

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Jan. 6, 2012

Christopher Way, a Ron Paul supporter, volunteered to tear down the sound equipment at the end of a town hall style discussion with the congressman at the University of New Hampshire in Durham, N.H.

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Jan. 6, 2012

Rep. Ron Paul speaks to the media after a rally in Nashua, N.H.

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Jan. 6, 2012

Rep. Ron Paul addresses the media after a rally in Nashua, N.H.

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Jan. 6, 2012

Ron Paul campaign buttons are sold at a rally in Nashua, N.H.

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Jan. 4, 2012

Aboard former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney’s campaign bus, Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.), far left, chats with Romney, second from right, Rep. Charles Bass (R-N.H.), third from right, Cindy McCain, far right, and staff in background, after the group visited Bass's home in Peterborough, N.H.

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Jan. 4, 2012

With his father’s old gubernatorial campaign poster behind him, Mitt Romney is briefed by staffer Garrett Jackson, with Kristen Unlanday, a campaign photographer, before attending a town hall meeting in Peterborough, N.H.

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Jan. 4, 2012

Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz), right, and his wife, Cindy, along with Mitt Romney's staff, chat aboard the campaign bus after visiting Rep. Charles Bass's home in Peterborough, N.H.

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Jan. 4, 2012

Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.), right, appears with Republican presidential candidate and former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney at Manchester Central High School in Manchester, N.H. McCain, who won the 2008 Republican presidential nomination, endorsed Romney.

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Jan. 4, 2012

Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) throws his support behind Romney one day after Romney won the Iowa caucuses.

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Jan. 4, 2012

Romney speaks with voters after appearing with Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) at Manchester Central High School in Manchester, N.H.

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Jan. 4, 2012

McCain endorsed Romney one day after Romney won the Iowa caucuses.

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Jan. 4, 2012

Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney, winner of the Iowa caucuses, boards a plane along with his wife Ann to cheers of victory from his staff.

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Jan. 4, 2012

Mitt Romney, second from right, meets with strategist Ron Kaufmann along with Tagg Romney and Ann Romney during a flight to Manchester, N.H., for a day of campaigning.

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Jan. 4, 2012

The passenger terminal at Des Moines airport at 6:30 a.m. has exhausted political staff sleeping on the floor and others chatting about the caucus the previous night while waiting to catch flights out of Iowa.

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Jan. 3, 2012

Caucus participants place their votes in a basket at the community center in downtown Rock Rapids, Iowa.

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Jan. 3, 2012

Brian Hamilton and his son Will, 8, register to caucus at the local community center.

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Jan. 3, 2012

At the community center in Rock Rapids, Iowa, former Precinct 7 chairwoman Carol Hill greets caucus participants.

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Jan. 3, 2012

Participants prepare before the evening caucuses in Rock Rapids, Iowa.

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Jan. 3, 2012

The community center in downtown Rock Rapids, Iowa.

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Jan. 3, 2012

Setup and planning for the evening caucuses began at the local community center in downtown Rock Rapids, Iowa.

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Jan. 3, 2012

Registration forms for the evening caucuses were put out at the community center in downtown Rock Rapids, Iowa.

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Jan. 3, 2012

Former special education teacher Bobbie Boekhout listens to a political point made across the table at the Lunch Bunch, a Methodist and Lutheran women's social group. The group, whose members talk life and politics, gathered over coffee, sandwiches and soup on caucus day in Rock Rapids, Iowa, where the conversation rarely strayed from the primary race. Rock Rapids, population 2,500, is about 85 percent Republican and religiously conservative.

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Jan. 3, 2012

Colleen Wall, center, and Holly Spitler, right, discuss caucus procedure at the Lunch Bunch, a Methodist and Lutheran women's social group.

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Jan. 3, 2012

Evelyn Baldwin, center, makes a point to her friends about how "conservatives seem to disagree, simply just to disagree" at the Lunch Bunch, a Methodist and Lutheran women's social group.

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Jan. 3, 2012

Colleen Wall, left, and Holly Spitler, right, have a difference of opinion at the Lunch Bunch.

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Jan. 3, 2012

The Lunch Bunch gathers over coffee, sandwiches and soup on caucus day in Rock Rapids, Iowa.

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Jan. 3, 2012

After the Lunch Bunch met to talk politics, member Bobbie Boekhout, nicknamed the "good Samaritan," is thanked for her friendship by a cashier at Sunshine Foods in Rock Rapids, Iowa.

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Jan. 3, 2012

Holly Spitler, far right, talks on her cellphone on caucus day.

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Jan. 2, 2012

Laurel and Darin Schriever, a politically and socially conservative couple from Rock Rapids, received six phone calls from Republican presidential candidates the night before the Iowa caucuses. The evangelical family has already decided on a candidate — former Pennsylvania senator Rick Santorum.

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Jan. 2, 2012

Darin Schriever does his exercises using his two youngest kids, JoAnne, 4, and Daniel, 9, as weights, before dinner at his home in Rock Rapids, Iowa. The Schrievers are supporting Rick Santorum in Tuesday’s caucuses, saying they couldn't vote for Rep. Michele Bachmann (Minn.) because she is a woman, nor Rep. Ron Paul because of his anti-war views, nor Romney because he is a Mormon, nor former House speaker Newt Gingrich because of his infidelity. They also said they won't vote for Texas Gov. Rick Perry.

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Jan. 2, 2012

Luke, 11, far left, Daniel, 9, center front, Susanne, 14, back right, JoAnne, 4, back center, and Laurel Schriever, far right, make a pizza dinner the night before the Iowa caucuses. The evangelical family is supporting former Pennsylvania senator Rick Santorum.

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Jan. 2, 2012

Josh, 18, carries his sister, JoAnne, 4 at their home in Rock Rapids, Iowa.

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Jan. 2, 2012

Prayer is a part of each meal at the Schriever family’s home in Rock Rapids, Iowa. The family is supporting Rick Santorum in Tuesday’s Iowa caucuses.

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Jan. 2, 2012

On a bright and chilly morning, members of the "10 O'Clock Coffee Club’’ — from left, Louis Steenbloch, Bill Tobin and Ken Barker — talk primary politics and exchange local gossip at the Sunshine Foods grocery store in downtown Rock Rapids, Iowa.

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Jan. 2, 2012

With caucus night just a day away, Sunshine Foods is a magnet in this northwest Iowa town where voters — many of whom are still trying to decide on which candidate to back — meet and talk.

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Jan. 2, 2012

Audrey DeBeer, left, and Tina Moser talk at a women's roundtable of old friends at the Sunshine Foods store.

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Jan. 2, 2012

Sherry Holman jokes about local gossip with friends at the Sunshine Foods store, but primary politics is the most popular topic in downtown Rock Rapids.

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Jan. 1, 2012

Ally Drake, local precinct chair, announces GOP presidential candidate and former Pennsylvania senator Rick Santorum, who spoke before a crowd of approximately 200 people in the basement of the Frontier Bank in Rock Rapids, Iowa, on New Year's Day. Rock Rapids, in Lyon County, is about 85 percent Republican. With many undeclared voters debating, sharing and meeting, this northwest Iowa town is still undecided.

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Jan. 1, 2012

Former Pennsylvania senator and Republican presidential contender Rick Santorum, left, spoke before a crowd of about 200 people in the basement of the Frontier Bank in Rock Rapids, Iowa. His remarks on New Year's Day came just two days before the presidential caucuses.

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Jan. 1, 2011

Laurel Schriever, left, with her daughter JoAnna, 4, her husband, Darin, and children Daniel, 9, and Susanna, 14, listen to GOP presidential candidate Rick Santorum's speech at the Frontier Bank in Rock Rapids, Iowa.

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Jan. 1, 2012

Former Pennsylvania senator Rick Santorum, making his final push in Iowa before the presidential caucuses, smiles at the crowd. Santorum, who had been lagging behind in the race for the GOP presidential nomination, has enjoyed a surge in the polls. His appeal is based on his socially conservative views on issues such as abortion and gay marriage.

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Jan. 1, 2012

Dar Suaa, center, and Lisa Te Suaa listen to former senator Rick Santorum, a presidential candidate, speak to a crowd of about 200 people in the basement of the Frontier Bank in Rock Rapids, Iowa, on Sunday.

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Jan. 1, 2012

Supporters surround Rick Santorum during a CNN interview in the basement of Frontier Bank in Rock Rapids, Iowa.

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Jan. 1, 2012

Grasses blow in the sunset chill at the city limits of Rock Rapids, Iowa, population 2,500 and 85 percent Republican.

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Jan. 10, 2012

Tagg Romney reads voting results to Ann and Mitt Romney in the holding room before going on stage. Mitt Romney has been projected as the winner of New Hampshire’s Republican presidential primary, giving the former Massachusetts governor a sweep of the first two critical tests in the nominating contest.

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