If Ron Paul got all of the votes from ALL of the candidates below him: Thomspon, Kucinich, Gravel, Hunter & Richardson he would only have 14,000 votes. Compare that with McCain's 56,000 and Romney's 48,000. It would only put him BARELY above Rudy at 13,869 and Paul would remain in a distant 4th place. This was calculated at 66% reporting.
Sorry folks. Burying your head in the sand and cheering "go team go" doesn't alter the facts. Ron Paul's message of limited government and personal freedom does not resonate with most voters. This is really not that hard to comprehend, after all Ron Paul's platform is not a win-win situation. Personal liberty requires a lot of sacrifice in the areas of personal financial responsibility and social tolerance and a lot of people are afraid of that. They don't want to accept social practices they don't approve of and curb their insatiable debt-backed consumer appetite in favor of a more responsible lifestyle based on savings and personal responsibility.