Romney has been pushing the fact that he could beat Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., in a general election. Obama is leading polls in New Hampshire to beat Sen. Hillary Clinton, D-N.Y., in today's election. Obama came in first in Iowa, followed by Sen. John Edwards, then Clinton.

Romney notes he beat rival Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz.; former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani; and former Sen. Fred Thompson in Iowa by a wide margin.

"My message connected with people in Iowa," Romney said. "Now Gov. Huckabee pulled together a coalition of conservatives from, if you will, the evangelical base. That was a great job on his part. That's going to be more difficult to duplicate in all 50 states. I have to be able to put together all coalitions of all different groups, and that's exactly what we are doing."

Romney said he expects the dynamics of the race will change month to month, and he will see what develops as time moves along.

He said he has "the kind of strength and support I need to take this all the way, so we are going to keep on battling."

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