Concord, N.H.
If Mitt Romney survived—even thrived—in the Republican debate Saturday night in Manchester, his rivals succeeded in attacking him less than twelve hours later in Concord. On Sunday morning, both Rick Santorum and Newt Gingrich may have done damage to Romney with their critiques. The attacks were not race-changing hits, but they nonetheless highlighted Romney’s vulnerabilities in the GOP primary and in a general election if he wins the Republican nomination. 

Although Gingrich pulled back a bit from claims by his campaign that Romney is “unelectable,” he made a strong case that a consistent conservative will provide a greater challenge to Barack Obama by providing a stark contrast in the general election. Rick Santorum argued that Romney chose to “bail out” on his state after just one term rather than running for reelection to consolidate his policy victories.