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The 2012 United States presidential election in South Carolina took place on November 6, 2012, ... Ron Paul: Home state Pennsylvania: Texas: Delegate count 0 0
Before the debate, Ron Paul came first, Rick Perry came second, and Michele Bachmann came third. After the debate, Ron Paul was still first, Michele Bachmann came second, and Herman Cain came third. [28] CNN have not released the full results of this poll, instead holding an online poll which omitted Ron Paul from the choices.
The 2012 South Carolina Republican presidential primary took place on January 21, 2012. The primary has become one of several key early state nominating contests in the process of choosing the nominee of the Republican Party for the election for President of the United States .
Political observers in the Palmetto State weigh in on who they think has the best chance to win the South Carolina Republican Presidential primary, if it were held today. A change in the latest SC ...
In polls of likely Republican primary voters on the eve of the South Carolina Republican primary, Paul placed third both in South Carolina (15%) [59] and nationally (14%), [60] trailing Romney and Gingrich. A Rasmussen poll in April 2012 showed Paul as the only Republican candidate able to defeat Obama in a head-to-head match-up.
Haley Barbour of Mississippi, Jeb Bush of Florida, Chris Christie of New Jersey, Jim DeMint of South Carolina, Bobby Jindal of Louisiana, Tim Pawlenty of Minnesota, Paul Ryan of Wisconsin and John Thune of South Dakota all succeeded in leading polls in their home states at some point in 2011, although only Pawlenty actually launched a campaign.
Rick Perry dropped out after Iowa and New Hampshire but prior to the South Carolina primary after polling poorly. Rick Santorum suspended his campaign in April after polls showed a strong possibility that he would lose his home state of Pennsylvania to Mitt Romney, and his daughter Bella's condition worsened.
Ron Paul later compromised to get 17 of Louisiana's delegates. [101] Montana withheld announcing their support—Paul had hoped Montana would swing to him on the convention floor. However, just before the convention, the 26 Montana delegates united behind Romney. [102]