Nevada caucuses: Ron Paul underwhelms
By JAMES HOHMANN | 2/5/12 4:57 PM EST
LAS VEGAS—Just as in the other early presidential states, Ron Paul surpassed his 2008 performance Saturday.
But in a state where expectations for his campaign were higher than anywhere else to date, the Texas congressman’s third-place finish marked an underwhelming outcome for a candidate whose strategy is predicated on running well in caucus states like Nevada.
While Paul won a respectable 19 percent Saturday — 5 points higher than four years ago — he nevertheless placed third behind Newt Gingrich, whose haphazard Nevada effort barely compared to Paul’s disciplined and well-organized operation.
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