US election 2012: best of the New Hampshire speeches The Texas Congressman used his post-vote speech to warn Republican rival Mitt Romney that his supporters are "nibbling" at his heels. Mr Paul thanked the Union Leader for not giving him his endorsement and rebuffed those who had claimed he was a dangerous candidate in the race. I have to chuckle when our opponents or the media describe you and me as dangerous. That's the one thing where they're telling the truth: we're dangerous to the status quo in this country. After thanking the "ladies and gentleman" at least five times before he getting started, Jon Huntsman gave an energetic speech, booming "we are on the hunt." He emphasised the hard work on the ground he had done in New Hampshire, earning the vote of the people. And the people spoke, albeit not quite enough, as he failed to gain enough momentum to push him further than third place in an effective five-man race. Ladies and gentlemen I think we are in the hunt! I'd say third place is a ticket to ride ladies and gentlemen. We proved the point that this state wants its candidates to earn it the old-fashioned way, on the ground handshake by handshake, vote by vote. We had conversations about putting this country first ladies and gentlemen. The greatest nation that ever was. They are tired of being divided. We need to come together as Americans in order to solve our problems. Off the back of an exurberant second-place finish in Iowa, Mr Santorum's fourth-place finale in New Hampshire was disappointing. His speech echoed the setback with a rather deflated appearance. We delivered a message not just for New Hampshire but for America that we have a campaign that has a message and a messenger that can deliver what we need. Newt Gingrich gave a calm speech despite his effective last place finish, vowing to continue the fight to South Carolina. He insisted that a Gingrich government was the way forward, saying his experience with Ronald Reagan and Margaret Thatcher gave him the credentials to make it work. If we had a Republican House, a Republican Senate and a Gingrich presidency it would be amazing how much we could get done very rapidly.