This could change the narrative a bit: A recount of the Iowa caucus vote could give the former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum the victory over front-runner Mitt Romney, who eked out an eight-vote win in the initial count. The Iowa Republican Party is in the process of certifying the results of the opening round of the GOP nomination fight, which could end up tweaking the initial storyline and erasing Mr. Romney’s place in the history books as the first non-incumbent to score back-to-back wins in Iowa’s caucuses and New Hampshire’s first-in-the-nation primary.
“When you have eight votes separating two candidates and between those two candidates you have 60,000-plus votes, I mean it’s conceivable it could change,” Steve Scheffler, an Iowa Republican National Committee member, told The Washington Times.
Though a final announcement isn’t expected until later this week, the former Pennsylvania senator is expressing optimism on the campaign trail that the process will swing the final vote tally his way. “We’re still hoping for some good news out of Iowa,” Mr. Santorum has said. The Romney camp also acknowledged that the results could change, and downplayed the impact it would have on the race.
Full Article: Iowa recount may boost Santorum – Washington Times.