Republicrats not very happy...a good thing.
Representative Ron Paul of Texas finished a strong second in the state’s Republican primary on Tuesday, which in many ways was the more telling outcome in a race where Mitt Romney’s dominance was never in doubt.
Mr. Paul polled well ahead of the late-surging Jon M. Huntsman Jr., who ran third, and Newt Gingrich and Rick Santorum, who battled for fourth. Mr. Paul benefited from the large turnout of independent voters, getting the nod from about a third, a little more than Mr. Romney. He also did well with young voters and those who said they were liberal on social issues.
But even if political analysts continue to regard the
libertarian-leaning Mr. Paul as a protest candidate, with no shot at the
nomination, his success here — on top of a third-place finish last week
in the Iowa caucuses — means he will probably continue his campaign for
months and perhaps to the summer convention.
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