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Iowa Caucus Results In — On to New Hampshire and South Carolina

Source AP

Click on pic to visit original Iowa Caucus map website -- there you can hoover over each county on the map for more detail results from that county

Additional numbers from a google chart by counties here >>>

Published by Sandra Crosnoe for R3publicans

Cross Posted Constitutional Liberty Coalition

Ron Paul is Electable if the People say So see Drudge Headline for pre Iowa Caucus Returns

DRUDGE CAUCUSES OPEN NOW
PAUL 29% ROMNEY 25% SANTORUM 18%

Drudge Report here >>>

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RON PAUL GETS ‘ROCK STAR RECEPTION’ AT HIGH SCHOOL…

Top of Drudge Photo linked to The Atlantic Wire about Paul lead in Republican Primary Polls

A new poll from Public Policy Polling shows that Ron Paul has taken the lead in the Iowa caucus race, while Newt Gingrich’s support is fading fast. A different Gallup poll shows Gringrich still holding the lead, but slipping, while The New York Times has Paul in the lead as well.

Gingrich has seen his numbers in the PPP poll drop from 27 percent to 14 percent in just three weeks, while his favorability rating is now split at 46 percent for to 47 percent against, the worst of any candidate not named Jon Huntsman. That’s quite a fall for someone who looked to be running away with the state and taking charge on the national level.

Mitt Romney has also seen his numbers tick up slightly (to 20%), putting him just behind Paul (23%) for second place. The poll measured voters who are planning to vote in the Republican caucus.

Read more of The Atlantic Wire Article here >>>

Ron Paul leads PPP in Iowa and Raises $$$$ 4M during Christmas Holidays 4Liberty

December 18, 2011

Paul leads in Iowa

Newt Gingrich’s campaign is rapidly imploding, and Ron Paul has now taken the lead in Iowa.  He’s at 23% to 20% for Mitt Romney, 14% for Gingrich, 10% each for Rick Santorum, Michele Bachmann, and Rick Perry, 4% for Jon Huntsman, and 2% for Gary Johnson.

Gingrich has now seen a big drop in his Iowa standing two weeks in a row.  His share of the vote has gone from 27% to 22% to 14%.  And there’s been a large drop in his personal favorability numbers as well from +31 (62/31) to +12 (52/40) to now -1 (46/47). Negative ads over the last few weeks have really chipped away at Gingrich’s image as being a strong conservative- now only 36% of voters believe that he has ‘strong principles,’ while 43% think he does not.

Paul’s ascendancy is a sign that perhaps campaigns do matter at least a little, in a year where there has been a lot of discussion about whether they still do in Iowa.  22% of voters think he’s run the best campaign in the state compared to only 8% for Gingrich and 5% for Romney. The only other candidate to hit double digits on that question is Bachmann at 19%. Paul also leads Romney 26-5 (with Gingrich at 13%) with the 22% of voters who say it’s ‘very important’ that a candidate spends a lot of time in Iowa.  Finally Paul leads Romney 29-19 among the 26% of likely voters who have seen one of the candidates in person.

Paul’s base of support continues to rely on some unusual groups for a Republican contest.  Among voters under 45 he’s at 33% to 16% for Romney and 11% for Gingrich.  He’s really going to need that younger than normal electorate because with seniors Romney’s blowing him out 31-15 with Gingrich coming in 2nd at 18%. Paul is also cleaning up 35-14 with the 24% of voters who identify as either Democrats or independents. Romney is actually ahead 22-19 with GOP voters.  Young people and non-Republicans are an unusual coalition to hang your hat on in Iowa, and it will be interesting to see if Paul can actually pull it off.

Read more here >>>

And if that were not enough for a Christmas celebration — the Dec 16th Teaparty Moneybomb went over $4 million  this weekend specifically to raise money for the early state voting in Iowa, New Hampshire, South Caroline, Florida, and Nevada.  It is not too late to give a Christmas Ron Paul stocking stuffer for the holidays.  Just put a card in the stocking and tell them it is on the way!

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Posted by Sandra Crosnoe for R3publicans

Cross-posted with Constitutional Liberty Coalition