Jan 21 2008
First is the worst. Second is the best!
Ron Paul placed second after former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney in the Nevada caucuses Saturday. Paul, the U.S. House member from Texas won 14 percent of the vote from his Republican adversaries.
“He finished ahead of John McCain, Fred Thompson and former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani by gathering 6,084 votes or roughly 14% of the turnout for the Republican Primary.”
In reality the ”win” is hardly a victory. Paul is currently in fifth place with a total of six delegate pledges from the Republican party after six state caucuses. That number is laughable compared to the 72 delegates Romney leads the GOP candidates with. Yet Paul’s six delegates still puts him in a better position than former mayor of New York Rudy Giuliani. As of Saturday’s South Carolina primary, Giuliani is claiming two delegate pledges. For now.
Curiously enough, certain media outlets overlooked Paul’s success. A writer for the Political Machine blog on AOL news found this video. Pay attention to the bottom right-hand corner that shows the votes and percentages as they are counted.