That hurts. When Olympic Savior Mitt Romney dumped his Deer Valley lodge we wondered where would Mitt the Magnificent hang his hat. The new gazillion-dollar California home? Or a barge-mansion hovercraft that could be whisked to any coastal state with lots of electoral votes?

Nothing that exciting yet. Mitt's making New Hampshire, at least temporarily, his new primary residence and HQ for the pre-pre-pre presidential campaign. What a slap in the kisser for Utah.

The former governor is in the process of opening up the Lake Winnipesaukee house this month and "will be spending more time on the East Coast."

As to how permanent the Granite State address will be, Romney spokesman Eric Fehrnstrom only says:

I have no announcements to make on residency. He just recently closed on selling his Belmont house and, as of now, he's still registered to vote in Massachusetts.

Meanwhile, Washington Post political bloggers rank Mitt as the No.1 most influential Republican. Gov. Jon Huntsman is ranked No. 9. There appears to be a direct relationship between creepiness and ranking on WPost's GOP "influencer" list.