Ron Paul leads Romney in Iowa leading up to the Caucus

A new Public Policy Poll (PPP) released Wednesday, December 28th has Ron Paul leading the nation's first caucus state with 24% of the vote.  In second is Mitt Romney with 20% followed by Newt Gingrich with a fast dwindling 13%.

Later in the evening, Michelle Bachmann's Iowa Campaign Chair, Senator Kent Sorenson, left the lady congressman's campaign stating, “When the Republican establishment is going to be coming after Ron Paul, I thought it is my duty to come to his aid."  This will certainly add fuel to the grassroots fire that is burning in Iowa and seems to be catching throughout the United States.  Polls that are released that reflect this news will be interesting to say the least.

Ron Paul could likely surge to 30% or beyond in the Iowa polls given these new conditions.  Future New Hampshire polls should be monitored as well.

Returning to the current PPP poll, here are the questions and answers regarding the front-runners in the Iowa race:

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If the Republican candidates for President
were Michele Bachmann, Newt Gingrich, Jon
Huntsman, Ron Paul, Rick Perry, Buddy
Roemer, Mitt Romney, and Rick Santorum,
who would you vote for?
Ron Paul ........................................................... 24%
 Mitt Romney.................................................... 20%
Newt Gingrich ................................................... 13% 
Michele Bachmann .............................................. 11%
Rick Perry .......................................................... 10%
Rick Santorum..................................................... 10%
 Jon Huntsman....................................................... 4%

Buddy Roemer....................................................... 2%

Someone else/Not sure .......................................... 5%

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Do you have a favorable or unfavorable opinion
of Newt Gingrich?
Favorable.......................................................... 37%
Unfavorable .................................................... 54%
Not sure .............................................................. 9%

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Do you have a favorable or unfavorable opinion
of Ron Paul?
Favorable........................................................ 53%
Unfavorable ..................................................... 40%
Not sure ............................................................ 7%

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Do you have a favorable or unfavorable opinion
of Mitt Romney?
Favorable......................................................... 44%
Unfavorable .................................................... 47%
Not sure .............................................................. 9%

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Which of the following things is most important
to you when deciding how to vote: jobs and the
economy, government spending and reducing
the debt, taxes, social issues like gay marriage
and abortion, illegal immigration, or foreign
policy and national security?
 Government spending, reducing the debt ....... 39%
Jobs/economy.................................................... 25%
Social issues......................................................... 12%
Taxes .................................................................... 4%

Illegal immigration................................................... 3%
Foreign policy/national security................................ 3%
Someone else.......................................................... 4%
Not sure ............................................................... 10%

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Do you think that Newt Gingrich has strong
principles, or not?
He does ........................................................... 32%
He does not .................................................... 45%
Not sure ........................................................... 23%

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Do you think that Ron Paul has strong
principles, or not?
He does .......................................................... 68%
He does not ..................................................... 14%
Not sure .......................................................... 19%

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Do you think that Mitt Romney has strong
principles, or not?
He does .......................................................... 42%
He does not .................................................... 37%
Not sure ........................................................... 21%

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 How much attention have you paid to the
televised debates between the candidates so
far: a lot of attention, some attention, or not
much attention at all?
A lot of attention.............................................. 36%
Some attention................................................. 35%
Not much attention at all .................................... 13%
Not sure ............................................................ 17%

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Who do you think is going to win the Iowa
caucuses?
 Ron Paul ......................................................... 29%
 Mitt Romney................................................... 15%
Newt Gingrich ................................................... 8%
Michele Bachmann .............................................. 7%

Rick Santorum...................................................... 5%

Rick Perry ........................................................... 4%

Jon Huntsman....................................................... 1%
Buddy Roemer...................................................... 1%
Someone else/Not sure ....................................... 30%

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Here is the latest ad running in Iowa:

Maybe we should all give Ron Paul a good look.  It seems many Iowans thinks he deserves it.

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