Ron Paul shrugs off electability concerns

With a projected second place finish in New Hampshire, Rep. Ron Paul's (R-Texas) campaign for the GOP nomination continues to outperform his 2008 bid, complicating efforts by Mitt Romney's rivals to consolidate

Ron Paul's supporters consider themselves conservatism's true believers, but political observers say even his strong showing in New Hampshire polls isn't likely to take the Libertarian-leaning GOP candidate out of the fringe territory he occupies in

"We urge Ron Paul's opponents who have been unsuccessfully trying to be the conservative alternative to Mitt Romney to unite by getting out of the race and uniting behind Paul's candidacy," campaign chair Jesse Benton

Looks like Brit Hume wasn't listening to fashion superstar RuPaul this weekend when he went on tour in New Hampshire to clarify that he is not Rep. Ron Paul. Hume's assessment of the results of the New Hampshire primary

While Romney is the first non-incumbent Republican to dominate the first two contests in the modern era, Ron Paul is the only candidate besides Romney to finish strong in both states.