Ron Paul on Elm Street, Manchester, N.H.

The Chronicle ran into Rep. Ron Paul (R-Tex.) as he was being driven in a sedan on Elm Street in downtown Manchester this afternoon.

"I'm doing great," he said.

Asked what he will do if he does not fare well in the primary, "I'll keep going as long as the money keeps coming in," he said. "And the money keeps comin' in."

(With 17 percent of precincts reporting, Paul has 8.4 percent of the vote, placing him fifth, ahead of only former Sen. Fred Thompson (R-Tenn.) and Rep. Duncan Hunter (R-Calif.).)