Their SMEAR notwithstanding ... South Carolina Primary: Newt Gingrich Defeats Mitt Romney, ABC News Projects

" By HUMA KHAN (@humaik)
Jan. 21, 2012
Newt Gingrich will defeat Mitt Romney to win today's South Carolina primary, according to ABC News projections based on exit poll data.

Rick Santorum will place third and Ron Paul will be fourth in the race.

As the projections were announced, the crowd at Gingrich's headquarters erupted into cheers while the atmosphere at Romney's headquarters in Charleston was more muted, and the crowd sat nearly silent.

In his concession speech, Romney congratulated the former House speaker but quickly moved on to attacking President Obama. "

http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/OTUS/south-carolina-primary-newt-gingrich-defeat-mitt-romney/story?id=15411865#.TxtmcDEgeuZ