Texas Republican Rep. Ron Paul’s third-place finish in the Iowa caucuses on Tuesday night was thought to something of an upset — with a GOP outsider managing to make a mark in the much-ballyhooed contest.
“Santorum, for all practical purposes given the expectations, was the winner last night,” Limbaugh said. “This always happens. The unexpected first or second-place finisher, if it’s unexpected, is always the winner.”
And Paul, who vows to continue on through the process, was the loser, said Limbaugh, who pronounced his campaign “over.”
“Ron Paul coming in third as he did, with as many independents — it’s over,” he said. “This was not a big night for Ron Paul. You get down to brass tacks, it was a disappointment.”
