Ron Paul mocks Huntsman with tweet about "one Iowa voter"

In a close three-way contest with Mitt Romney and Rick Santorum for the lead in Tuesday's Iowa caucus, Ron Paul taunted the one candidate who is not even competing in the Hawkeye state.

The Texas lawmaker took on Jon Huntsman, who is betting his candidacy on next week's New Hampshire primary, tweeting: "@jonhuntsman we found your one Iowa voter, he's in Linn precinct 5 you might want to call him and say thanks."

Initially thought by the campaign to be the result an unauthorized hack, staffers deleted the tweet before putting it back online, Paul spokesman Gary Howard told CBS News/National Journal.

Huntsman has yet to reply on Twitter.

No word on whether or not Paul tweets for himself on the account, which is verified by Twitter.

[mediabias13]

CBS knows no bounds of basic human decency. They continually prove it with the slanderous articles they write.

[vincentbill]

That's just funny.

[justsane-2009]

apparently ron paul is preparing himself for his next career, as a stand-up comic.

[Zann-Zel]

As old as he is, he should have plenty of material!

[ionatrailer-2009]

Hahahhahaah - are the Republicans secretly backing Obama???

Ron Paul wants to get rid of the Dept of Commerce - so no more Census for you - or Patent Office! Like that's going to fly.

Rick Santorum - When 51% of the people in America are female and 98% of them have used birth control at some point in their lives, he wants to give the States the right to completely eliminate access to birth control - HELLLLOOOO- this guy obviously has some challenged math skills....

Romney believes in magic underwear and is a secret liberal.

Four more years! Four more years!

Signed with love,
A lifelong liberal democrat.

[mediabias13]

What is Barack Obama's plan for economic stabilization should he serve four more years as President? Is it to immediately come to the aid of Goldman Sachs again? Or didn't you know that the corrupt bank was his largest corporate campaign contributor...? Explain to me how corporate bailouts that were a central part of his tenure in the United States Senate, his campaign for president, and one of his first official acts (signing) as President was beneficial for a citizen of the United States.

[mojorisin737]

You must not had mind your president signing NDAA which strips away the Bill of Rights and turns America into a police state.