Por qué Romney '12 lo tiene mejor que Hillary '08

First Read:

*** Why Romney might not be following in Hillary’s footsteps: Yesterday, we wrote about the some of the parallels -- right now -- between Mitt Romney’s campaign and Hillary Clinton’s, circa mid- to late-December 2007. (Politico follows up today with some interesting interviews with ex-Clinton staffers.) But it’s also important to point out three key differences: (1) Romney doesn’t appear to be spending the amount of money that Clinton did. Remember, after Super Tuesday, the Clinton campaign essentially ran out of money (in large part, because it didn’t anticipate a contest past then). But Romney’s team has hoarded much of its cash. In fact, the main entity bombarding Iowa airwaves is the pro-Romney Super PAC, not the campaign. Team Romney has LONG planned for the LONG nomination fight; (2) Romney’s camp isn’t “all in” in Iowa, the same way Clinton’s was four years ago. That’s why Clinton’s loss in the Hawkeye State was so devastating and why her victory in New Hampshire a week later was so surprising; And (3) As we mentioned yesterday, Newt Gingrich’s operation isn’t Obama’s from 2007-2008, whether it’s in fundraising or organizing.