| Mitt Romney | 95,737 | 39.4% |  |
| Ron Paul | 55,514 | 22.8% | |
| Jon Huntsman | 40,954 | 16.8% | |
| Newt Gingrich | 22,955 | 9.4% | |
| Rick Santorum | 22,738 | 9.3% | |
Mitt Romney, of course, has done as expected, with a large margin of victory over all other candidates. Of all the candidates, Mitt Romney is in the best position to defeat Obama in the general presidential election, due do his moderate views. This appeals to many swing voters, who tend to sway between Democrat and Republican candidates. Mitt Romney is also the best prepared in terms of organization and money supply.
Ron Paul is doing suprisingly well considering that he was the last candidate to enter the GOP nomination race. In contrast to the other Republican candidates, Ron Paul believes in less government for all aspects of society, an ideology termed "Libertarian".
Jon Huntsman is also doing better than expected. He has moderate views. I don't much about him.
New Gingrich is doing worse than expected. At one point he was the most serious rival to Mitt Romney. However, recently, he has dropped in the polls, and his results in New Hampshire aren't very promising.
Rick Santorum is doing WAYYY better than expected. The media essentially shunned him because it though that no one wanted to vote for him. However, after his surprisingly good results in the Iowa causus, he gained momentum and much more media attention.
Rick Perry: maybe in the South. But no one in the north wants to vote for Rick Perry.
Michele Bachmann dropped out before the election. I don't know why anyone would vote for her.
Other: it seems that more people voted for Mickey Mouse than Rick Perry. Interesting.
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