[SubGeniusX]

If this holds true, Ron Paul and Mitt Romney would be the only two Republican candidates consistently placing among the top 3.

[SubGeniusX]

Online oddsmakers have Ron Paul in a comfortable third place finish among bettors in both the Republican Iowa Caucus and the New Hampshire primary.

If this holds true, Ron Paul and Mitt Romney would be the only two Republican candidates consistently placing among the top 3.

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[svcw]

It is scary indeed that Republicans would vote for a candidate with the views of RP (cut and run) because he has money in the bank (especially given where so much of that money is coming from).

[Turbopilot]

Paul is at 10% in Iowa, tied with McCain and essentially tied with Thompson (who was at 11% today). That puts only Huckabee and Romney ahead of that group. (Incidentally, it also means Paul should be eligible for Fox's next debate, by their own standards.)

What will be interesting is if the enthusiasm and spirit of Paul supporters translates into significantly higher turnout percentages than other candidates achieve. Purely as a hypothetical example, if he were to have 90% of his Iowan supporters caucus, while other candidates averaged only 30% of their supporters at the caucus, then Paul's 10% poll numbers suddenly equal Huckabee's 30% poll numbers, and may better them depending on how biased the poll actually is.