Former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney is leaving Iowa with a victory – just barely. Former Senator Rick Santorum finished just 8 votes behind Romney in last night’s Iowa caucuses, with both winning 25 percent of the vote. Congressman Ron Paul also had a strong showing: third place with 21 percent of the vote.

The results mean momentum – both in media coverage and in fundraising – for all three heading into the New Hampshire primary next week. Romney is set to get another boost in the coming days, as an anonymous GOP official says 2008 candidate Senator John McCain will endorse him in the coming days.

Former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich is promising a fight in New Hampshire despite his disappointing finish – a far-out fourth place with just 13 percent of the vote.

Meanwhile, fifth-place Texas Governor Rick Perry told supporters he’s going home to reassess his candidacy. Representative Michele Bachmann came in a distant sixth but says she’s staying in the race.