Romney leads in latest Rasmussen poll; Paul second

The latest Rasmussen Poll has Mitt Romney five points up on Ron Paul, with Newt Gingrich- who looked unstoppable a week ago- trailing Paul by three points.

Romney has 25%, to 20% for Paul, and 17% for Gingrich. Rick Santorum (keep your eye on this guy; my gut tells me that he's going to be the social conservatives' man) and Rick Perry each have 10%. Native Iowan Michele Bachmann has 6%, and former Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman 4%. 1% prefer someone else; 8% aren't sure.

The race remains in a condition of flux. For some reason Rasmussen's polls seem to favor Romney; two polls earlier in the week showed Paul with small leads. But two things seem certain: first, the Gingrich boom is over, and second, barring a breakthrough by one of the second-tier candidates (Santorum would be my guess), it appears to be coming down to Romney and Paul.

HT: Drudge

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