Mitt Romney's "win" wasn't much of a victory (Orig. photo: Pool/Reuters)
Mitt Romney in the 2008 Iowa caucuses:
30,021 votes, 25.2%
Mitt Romney in the 2012 Iowa caucuses:
30,015 votes, 24.6%
So Mitt Romney managed to "win" in 2012 not by building on his 2008 performance, but rather by holding nearly even—and dividing his opposition. That's some kind of a big victory, eh? Romnentum!