Poll shows Paul leading overall in Iowa, Romney leading among Republicans- and 8% identifying themselves as Democrats
Newt Gingrich, who only weeks ago was looking like the inevitable winner of the Iowa Caucuses and perhaps the Republican presidential nomination, continues his slide- from 27% to 22% to 14% to 13% in four consecutive polls.
The latest poll show that Romney leads Ron Paul by 22% to 20% among those who are actually Republicans, reinforcing fears that left-wing Democrats may intend to cross party lines to caucus for Paul. 16% of those polled said that they had participated in the Democratic caucus in 2008.Half that number self-identified as Democrats. All participants in the poll said that they planned to participate in the Republican caucus this year.
Participants seem clear on the point that Romney (25%) has the best chance of beating President Obama, but by 58%-30% planned to base their support on issue positions rather than electability (from what I know of Iowa Republicans, I am not surprised)..
HT: Drudge
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