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Ron Paul Ready For The Long Haul

NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. (CBS) - In South Carolina's key primary contest on Saturday, Ron Paul walked away with fourth place, earning only 13 percent of voter support -- a far cry from winner Newt Gingrich's commanding 40 percent finish. But don't mistake a last-place finish for a signal that the libertarian firebrand has any plans to pack it up anytime soon. "There's no doubt in my mind the momentum has been continuing and will continue," an exuberant Paul said in his remarks following the primary. "This is the beginning of a long, hard climb."

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