As much as it has been fun to watch Ron Paul and his supporters, and they have done terrific work, this was not a good start to his campaign. Soon after New Hampshire we will need to hear who he is supporting for President, and I'd sure like to stop the Independant rumors once and for all.

Tonite was the nite to celebrate with Huckabee and the Iowans who voted their hearts. Tuesday will be the beginning though of the primary season, where voters decide who can beat Hillary.

60% evangelical
polling at 4-6 %

achieving 10% with 3rd place tied @ 13%

realistically--- this is not a failure... It's legitamacy--

Dr. Paul has support--- and in some states more than the GOP Darling "Guliani"

THis is a start--- not the start we had hoped for-- not enough to shove a crow diner down the MSM's throat---

But this should at least alliviate the "LONG SHOT" title so often afforded our candidate.....

If he is still a long shot-- then what is guliani?? or McCain and Thompson for that matter-

This was no stellar pull away as many will try and spin this....

We have a voice...

and now--- the internet is turning into real votes----

New Hampshire--- he we come

Slainte

Ron Paul beats frontrunner Giuliani! That's all I need to hear. On to N.H. where the state motto is "Live free or die!"

Considering the mainstream media blackout of Ron Paul and the low national poll numbers, I think Ron Paul did farely well in Iowa. Moreover, this is a state that is heavily subsidized for ethanol production- something that Paul is against, so, considering the odds against him, Paul had a good showing.

And don't worry, the any rumors about an independent run are false. Paul has only answered the question about 50 times. And, he will not be supporting any of the other Republican candidates.

Go Paul! If only the media would stop ignoring you...

I am going to vote for Ron Paul because we must change course and save this country before it's too late. Paul is not wishey-washey on issues,I like his stand on illegals. They are not citizens and there fore have NO RIGHTS in our Country. Paul will support and defend the Constitution of The United States. Right now we have the very best politions that MONEY can buy. Enough Now! We have had it.

If Paul were to give up the race, I would hope he would throw his support toward the candidate who taught constitutional law for 10 years and is probably on a level with the venerable Senator Byrd when it comes to the constitution. Barack Obama

It is getting wee bit irritating to read comments talking as if Iowa was the final election. Its important to note Paul's support at this point. He's no longer simply a blip.

Kucinich is getting screwed, but he has to rise to the occasion and simply may not be reaching the masses.

Regarding Ron Paul: We won 10% with no/limited/biased media coverage...once people start to hear his message we will have a landslide victory...
Freedom is contagious..
Jill

"If Paul were to give up the race, I would hope he would throw his support toward the candidate who taught constitutional law for 10 years ... Barack Obama."

He will not give up at least until after Super Duper Tuesday. He is in it to win it.

All those give-away programs that Obama the constitutional scholar promotes are unconstitutional. Besides, we are running the government on credit already. China is our banker. The Treasury notes they buy are liens on future taxes, including taxes on people who are currently too young to vote. When you are running a deficit and spend even more, any of the debt that isn't sold to China and other investors is monetized by the Fed. "Monetized" means they just print the money from nothing. That new money goes directly to inflation. Inflation destroys the middle class and savages the poor. This has to stop, and no one will even try to stop it except Dr. Paul.

There is no one running on either side that I could support, other than Ron Paul. I try to figure out which of the others is the least odious, but I just can't do it.

What I'm wondering is why Dr. Paul was excluded from the ABC News/Facebook debates when he polled higher in Iowa than Mr. Guliani and has more support in New Hampshire than Mr. Thompson? This massive oversight is extremely disheartening and only goes to show that the media has its own agenda when it comes to the election.

Ron Paul has more support in the Iowa caucus than Giuliani. Rudy will debate for ABC, while Ron wasn't invited. I'm studying journalism in college, and this decision would flunk all of ABC News' political department in even a freshman ethics lass for lack of objectivity. Good job giving the public further reason to ignore and distrust the mainstream news media.

It amazes me that 98% of Americans want to keep their guns, yet 88% voted to get rid of them. That means Ron Paul only got 10% of the vote from people who want to keep their guns.

I say 88% voted to get rid of them because that's how many people voted FOR candidates involved with the UN, who is pushing for all citizens to be disarmed.

It's funny how people ignore the big picture!

i think ron paul did well in iowa, considering he wants to end (and has stated so) the subsidies (freebies) handed to the farmers. if i were a farmer in iowa, i wouldn't vote for a candidate that was gonna cut off my welfare check.

The problems I have w/Ron Paul are these(& they're MAJOR problems): He does NOT have a decent healthcare plan for the middle class & the poor, AND he does NOT want to punish drug companies for FALSELY advertising their product(s) in regards to SAFETY &/or EFFECTIVENESS...& he was a DOCTOR?!?

With everything stacked against him and little support from the media, Dr. Paul came within 3% of 3rd place and still beat Guiliani. This race is far from over and the results from Iowa will only further invigorate his grassroots campaign. A special thanks must go out to students who volunteered their time during the holidays and braved the cold to give Dr. Paul the votes he did get. The Revolution goes on to NH!!

I started understanding how things work with this caucus scam many years ago..."the powers that be" put in the robot President that will do what he is told to do, the voting system in this country has been corrupt longer than most of us have been in existence. JFK won only because his father had votes fixed in Illinois with the help of Sam Giancana, the establishment wanted Nixon. GHW Bush, who has been a high up in this corrupt system of government since the 1960's, won because of fixed voting using dead people, Current Bush won because of his father pulling strings with the help of then Governor Jeb Bush. Eisenhower and JFK spoke out against a secret society that was systematically taking over our country and look what they did to JFK, the same with RFK. You people who vote for your President like a high school poul;arity contest need to wake up, get a clue and start thinking and acting as "real" Americans and fight for your country, too many of our brothers, sisters, fathers, uncles and grandfathers have spilled their blood and died just to hand over our country to fake candidates like the media promotes.

Ps. But I MUST say, Paul IS way better than any of the other GOP's!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Lucy Ricardo...without a doubt bettter than ANY of the others and a threat to "the powers that be", that's why the media ignores him. Ron Paul is our only hope!!!

I completely agree with "Sgt John"
The media is doing an amazing job trying to make Ron Paul look bad. But Ron Paul won't have it...He always stands up for himself and his true beliefs.
And his supporters won't either!

Go Ron Paul!