Washington D.C., Jan 11, 2012 / 18:02 pm
Republican presidential candidate Jon Huntsman finished third in the New Hampshire primary amid unanswered questions on his commitment to defending life and marriage.
He vowed to stay in the race despite failing to win the majority of the votes in the Jan. 10 primary, declaring that third place is “a ticket to ride.”
Mitt Romney took first in New Hampshire, earning nearly 40 percent of the vote. Ron Paul placed second with almost 23 percent, and Huntsman trailed a distant third, with about 17 percent of the vote.
Huntsman avoided speaking about abortion and gay unions in his Jan. 10 speech, choosing to focus instead on the need to address American debt, institute Congressional term limits and bring U.S. troops home from Afghanistan.