UPDATE: Matt Lewis of Townhall.com and others have some legitimate qualms with the NH poll. That's fine. But the % error in the poll to show anything but movement upward for Mitt is convincing enough to me to tout it.

So the latest poll out of New Hampshire shows Romney with his first significant lead over McCain and Rudy. Even John Podhoretz had to concede that Romney helped himself in the debate.

So what's happening here? How is a small no-name Governor making a name for himself in a state that borders Massachusetts but prides itself on being very different than it's southern neighbor?

Two words: ground game.

Fred Thompson advocates are all excited about running a virtual campaign that has few boots but lots of national pizazz. "National pizazz" should be part of every campaign (Romney has the national fundraising snazzy programs for example) but you NEED BOOTS ON THE GROUND to make a difference.

Dick Morris loves to talk about the Internet making a big difference.... he's right about that... but he has misguided expectations if he things it will make ALL the difference. It won't.

But I like the Internet a lot.... so on the inaugural day of TechRepublican.com I give you the interactive New Hampshire Google Map.

Never mind the Mitt Roots... let's demonstrate the Mitt "Boots".


If you like Google Earth... here's the download link for the KML file!

Labels: interactive, maps, New Hampshire