Ron Paul came in second again in New Hampshire...the DEMOCRAT side.

[smokingman]

Yes you read that right.Ron Paul came in second to Obama.The thing,he was not even on the ballot.He had 2,273 people who wrote him in.

New Hampshire Results Point to a Notable Democratic Enthusiasm Gap | The Nation

 

[KG1]

It looks like 3 of the GOP candidates might have done better in write-ins than Hillary.

Ron Paul scored the most write-in votes for a Republican in the Democratic primary with 2,273. Mitt Romney won 1,808 write-in votes and Jon Huntsman received 1,228.

Write-in campaign for Hillary Clinton falls flat in New Hampshire

 

[88GT]

4. posted by: susanb.red at 01/12/2012 @ 11:04am
A progressive challenge to Obama would have been a welcome choice in NH. There were bitter arguments amongst committed peace activists. Those who chose to support Ron Paul were challenged by those who loathe his racism, misogyny, and homophobia.

As a NH voter, I confess - I voted for Vermin Supreme, who at least promises every American a pony.

The issue was raised awhile back about whether Paul's newsletters and the charges of racism et. al. would be a deterrent to those thinking of defecting from the Democrat Party to vote for Paul. Rightly or wrongly, the issue is creating perceptions that are affecting choices.

 

[rambone]

Pretty impressive. Republicans will need to swing all the votes they can if they want to beat Obama.

 

[henktermaat]

This is why the Dems are pushing so hard for Romney...

 

[jsgolfman]

He appears to be gaining some followers in SC as well:

Election 2012: South Carolina Republican Primary - Rasmussen Reports™
South Carolina Republican Presidential Primary
FiveThirtyEight: 2012 South Carolina Republican Primary Projections - Election 2012 - NYTimes.com

The last one has several polls that haven't been updated since the NH elecitons

 

[buckstopshere]

Doesn't matter. He's unelectable. Fox news told me so it must be true.

Seriously though, if Paul can get into the high teens or even 20% of the vote in SC, that would be huge! He was at 4% in 2008 IIRC.