Good news from the ‘Live Free or Die’ state today…

Mitt Romney has announced the support of five New Hampshire State Representatives.

“I am pleased to receive the support of these outstanding New Hampshire State Representatives,” said Mitt Romney. “I look forward to working with them to spread my message of economic growth, job creation, and fiscal responsibility across the Granite State.”

Announcing his support for Governor Romney, State Rep. Steve Schmidt said: “With over 25 years of experience in the private sector and a successful record as governor, Mitt Romney knows how to create jobs and turnaround our struggling economy. Mitt is the most qualified Republican running for president and he is the strongest candidate to take on Barack Obama. I am proud to join his campaign and will do everything I can to help Mitt win the New Hampshire primary.”

New Hampshire Legislative Endorsements

State Rep. Steve Schmidt (R-Wolfeboro)
State Rep. Will Infantine (R-Manchester)
State Rep. Bill Tobin (R-Sanbornton)
State Rep. Laura Gandia (R-Litchfield)
State Rep. Bev Rodeschin (R-Newport)

Thank you State Reps Schmidt, Infantine, Tobin, Gandia, and Rodeschin!

► Jayde Wyatt

Steve Schmidt, campaign manager for John McCain had this to say on last night’s Hugh Hewitt show talking about the 2012 Presidential campaign:

If I had to bet money on it, if I had to bet money on it today, you’d have to say that the people that I think look very good, very strong right now are Governor Romney, Governor Huntsman. I think Newt Gingrich, should he run, is going to be a very formidable, very formidable candidate. But the history of the Republican Party nominating process is that it almost always goes to someone who’s been around the track once before. And in that instance, in this instance, it would be Governor Romney. I thought he was a very scary opponent looking from the other side of the table in that he was almost like a learning organism at the end. He just kept getting better week by week by week, and kept becoming stronger. And I think these national campaigns are very unique, and I think most people learn a great deal with they go through them. And I think one of the reasons that President Bush was able to make it through the process the first time, unlike most people on the Republican side, is because he had been up close and personal through a couple of national races. And I think Mitt Romney is a candidate, is a far stronger candidate, prospectively, for the ’12 race because of his experience in ’08 than he was heading into the ’08 race.