for mitt romney the expectations couldn t be higher. he s declared new hampshire front-runner and nationally as well. his business record has been turned into a target. there s intense pressure on the former massachusetts governor to post a big win. if we re able to win tonight, it ll be historic. it ll be the first time anyone who is not an incumbent in our party whose won iowa and new hampshire. i have my fingers crossed. it could be a big night for us. candy crowley is at the romney headquarters tonight. how are they handling the expectations game and how big of a windows governor romney need? reporter: listen, you heard him. it s just a win would be great, historic, we ll be the first people to do this. you ve seen these polls. they had one at one point, it was a couple weeks back showing him in the 40% range. they don t expect that. they do expect something in the 30s. but as we like to say all the time. a win is a win is a win. and he looks and feels as though he