The other candidates weren’t close enough for it to make any difference if the “lost” votes were for them, so the R-e would have no reason to hide them. The only reason for hiding them is if they would show Romney not to be the winner, and the only votes that would do that would be Paul votes.
The R-e hiding these votes is basically an admission that they were Paul votes, logically speaking.
The other candidates weren’t close enough for it to make any difference if the “lost” votes were for them, so the R-e would have no reason to hide them. The only reason for hiding them is if they would show Romney not to be the winner, and the only votes that would do that would be Paul votes.
The R-e hiding these votes is basically an admission that they were Paul votes, logically speaking.
And the fact that the people in the areas where the votes were taken are hopping mad about it - mad enough to censure the R head - says they also know who those votes were for.