MEREDITH, New Hampshire (PNN) - January 4, 2012 - Three New Hampshire newspapers endorsed Ron Paul - The Patrioot Congressman - for President on Wednesday, the Texas congressman’s campaign headquarters said in a press statement.

The Littleton Courier, Berlin Reporter, and Coos County Democrat all endorsed Paul for president in the 2012 election.

“Mitt Romney has been in the lead for months,” wrote one of the op-eds, “but voters still seem desperate for an alternative. There’s always another candidate pulling stronger or almost as strong numbers in the polls. Voters have lost faith in Obama, but they are not sold on Romney to replace him. Congressman Ron Paul, however, has never voted to raise a tax and voted against all of the bailouts that have riled up Tea Partiers and Occupy Wall Streeters alike,” editors at these papers said.

The three dailies are all owned by the same company, Salmon Press Newspapers out of Meredith, New Hampshire.

The 12-term congressman is currently in New Hampshire for the Republican primaries, which take place on Tuesday January 10.

Paul came in third place behind Mitt Romney and Rick Santorum in the Iowa Caucus last week. He received 21.4% of the vote. Romney and Santorum both received slightly more than 24%. Each of the three candidates received 7 electoral votes, which means Paul is effectively tied for the lead.