Watch Ron Paul's Speech After New Hampshire Primary

Uploaded by PBSNewsHour on Jan 10, 2012 More from Ron Paul and the Campaign here: http://to.pbs.org/zaAq1 Texas Congressman Ron Paul addressed a crowd of supporters in Concord, New Hampshire after placing second in the state primary. He told the crowd, "We are dangerous to the status quo of this country."

QUICK TAKE: Paul Focuses on Revolution, Not White House, in Post-Primary Speech 

By Catherine Hollander

Updated: January 10, 2012 | 9:28 p.m.
January 10, 2012 | 9:21 p.m.

Rep. Ron Paul of Texas, fresh off a surprisingly strong second-place showing in New Hampshire’s primary, focused not on his bid for the White House but on the goals of the libertarian revolution he espouses when he addressed supporters on Tuesday night.
“There is no doubt, there is no doubt that this whole effort that we are involved in will not go unnoticed, let me tell you. I think the intellectual revolution going on now is well on the way. There is no way they are going to stop the momentum that we have started,” Paul said.
Paul said he and his followers were “dangerous to the status quo of this country.”
“That irate minority … it’s growing by leaps and bounds, will continue to grow by leaps and bounds, and we will restore freedom to this country,” he said.
The congressman's victory speech ranged across monetary reform to foreign policy and reigning in government spending, but unlike primary victor Mitt Romney, he did not attack President Obama or his GOP opponents by name.
“The other candidates are not talking about real [spending] cuts. They’re talking about cutting proposed increases out in ten years,” he said.
One reference to a fellow candidate came in the form of a joke.
“I wanted to thank the Union-Leader for not endorsing me,” he said, referring to the New Hampshire newspaper. The paper endorsed Newt Gingrich.

QUICK TAKE: Ron Paul Says It's Two-Man Race Now

By Catherine Hollander

Updated: January 10, 2012 | 8:57 p.m.
January 10, 2012 | 8:47 p.m.

“We’re next in line to [Romney]. I would say we’re the only ones really in the race with him,” Paul told CNN on Tuesday night.

He told CNN had had “no plans” for a third-party candidacy at this time.
“The people's attitudes have changed and my message got out. The country is in worse shape,” he said. “I've talked about financial problems in this country for 30 years. They realized some of the things I said came about.... I was the only one that offered cutting spending. I think it is a very popular message and the interest will continue to grow.”
The anti-establishment, libertarian candidate came in second in the “Live Free or Die” state with 25 percent of the vote. He had been expected to receive around 17 percent, according to the most recent WMUR/University of New Hampshire poll conducted between Jan. 5 and Jan. 8.
Paul came in third in the Iowa caucus last week, receiving 21 percent of the vote.

Republican presidential candidate, Rep. Ron Paul, R-Texas, speaks to supporters during an election night really in Manchester, N.H., Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2012. (AP Photo/Bill Sikes)

Ron Paul: I’m Electable

By Olga Belogolova

Updated: January 11, 2012 | 10:21 a.m.
January 11, 2012 | 8:20 a.m.

"The evidence is there," Paul said on MSNBC’s Morning Joe on Wednesday. Americans are disillusioned, frightened about the economy and debt and tired of wars, he added. "The country has changed."
Paul, who garnered nearly 23 percent of the vote on Tuesday, defended himself against those who say he isn’t a real threat or that he should run as a third-party candidate. Polls currently show him in fourth place in South Carolina, behind Mitt Romney, Rick Santorum and Newt Gingrich.
On the suggestion that he should run as a third-party candidate, Paul argued that he is, in fact, the most conservative of the GOP contenders.

"I think there's a lot of confusion on how you define conservative," he said on the Early Show. "I define it as less government, less spending, balanced budget."
But others in the Republican party, he said, have recently "drifted" from those basic tenets.
"I think what's happening is the American people are waking up. It's not just conservative Republicans. It's the Independents where I do so well and I got a lot of Democratic vote, too," he said.
Paul, who also took the youth vote in New Hampshire, said he thinks Republicans have fallen short in that regard, dismissing young people.
“But how do you build the Republican Party if you don't talk to young people?” he asked on Fox and Friends.
He also said he feels a lot younger than his 76 years "I think it's how young you are in spirit," he said on Fox.