RP finishes second

Predictably, the Mormon Mitt Romney romped in Nevada, but Ron Paul came in second:

	Iowa	N.H.	Mich.	Nev.	total
Mitt Romney	29949	75546	337847	22649	465991
John McCain	15559	88571	257521	5651	367302
Mike Huckabee	40841	26859	139699	3616	211015
Ron Paul	11817	18308	54434	6087	90646
Fred Thompson	15904	2890	32135	3521	54450
Rudy Giuliani	4097	20439	24706	1910	51152
Duncan Hunter	524	1217	2823	890	5454

As I write this, the votes are still coming in for South Carolina, but it looks like the favored Huckabee will only finish second.  This may be shaping up as a race between Romney and McCain.  On the other hand, if straw polls mean much of anything, Paul may still have a good chance. . . .  Either way, he's getting the message of limited government out to more Americans than any candidate in history.  And who'd have guessed he'd be so far ahead of projected contenders Thompson and Giuliani at this stage?