“We had a very, very strong second place — and it’s going to continue,” a beaming Paul told more than 200 supporters. “We do have to remember: the straw vote is one thing, but then there’s a whole other thing — delegates — and that is where we excel.”

Tucked in immediately after his reference to delegates, Paul belted out an inspired "Yeahhh!" that packed a punch of enthusiasm that Romney's personality coach must envy.