Is Ron Paul the Iowa Frontrunner?
After almost winning the Iowa Straw Poll in August, The Iowa Republican reports:
“As the rest of the GOP field experiences the highs and lows of the campaign trail, one candidate’s support remains constant. Ron Paul’s supporters are the most fervent, the most loyal, and there are plenty of them in Iowa.
His message is resonating with a significant contingent of Iowa Caucus goers. Drawing sizable crowds at every tour stop, the Texas congressman has a motivated and active base.
Paul’s vote total at the Ames Straw Poll in August was the third highest in the event’s history. Unlike Straw Poll winner Michele Bachmann, Paul’s support is not slipping. Right now, Ron Paul probably has a greater amount of committed caucus supporters than any other candidate. If the vote were held today, there is a chance Ron Paul would win Iowa.
There is no doubt that Ron Paul’s views differ greatly from most of the Republican field. Thanks to the country’s economic woes, those views are shared by a greater number of Iowans now than it did four years ago, when Paul took fifth place with almost 12,000 votes. His vote total is very likely to increase in the 2012 Iowa Caucus.
Longtime Iowa political activists say this is the strangest and most unpredictable caucus cycle they have ever witnessed. There is no clear frontrunner. There is however, only one candidate who is all but guaranteed a sizable turnout on caucus night. His name is Ron Paul.”
