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Rick Santorum parlayed a late Iowa surge into a neck-and-neck finish with Mitt Romney. John Avlon on how the next primaries—New Hampshire, South Carolina, Florida—play to the candidates’ strengths.

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Santorum and Romney. David and Goliath. Behind the virtual tie in Iowa—technically an eight-vote win for Romney—was a moral victory for Rick Santorum, surging from the back of the back despite being dramatically outspent by Mitt Romney.

Now Iowa is over.

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