Iowa: Romney 23%, Gingrich 20%, Paul 18% (Rasmussen)

Rasmussen Reports ^ | 12/15/2011 | Rasmussen Reports

[floridarunner01]

For the fifth straight survey, the GOP field has a new frontrunner in Iowa.

[Dave W]

All polls now handle cell phones, so that issue is no longer relevant.

[familyop]

No. It's a project for a worldwide commie government. It's pushed by global (government-linked) business, academic and political leaders.

But this is about a Venus vacation for liberal controlling constituents of all parties and occupations.

Starve the beast, I say. Become more self-sufficient. But getting Newt into office could buy us a little more time to prepare ourselves and loved ones before the other end of the default process.

[Norman Bates]

Except neither Bush, Dole, or Huckabee won New Hampshire after Iowa. An Iowa win and a New Hampshire win back to back would melt the field.

[Kazan]

Wrong, no one has won a damn thing, no one has voted.

We're less than three weeks away from the Iowa caucus and one of those weeks is Christmas week. There isn't enough for anyone other than Gingrich, Romney or Paul to win Iowa. If Romney or Paul wins Iowa and then Romney wins in NH, Romney will have unstoppable momentum.

[af_vet_rr]

The fix is in...the media wants Romney so they are now tweaking numbers...they took out Bachman,Perry, and Cain. The only one left was Gingrich...I don’t know what they plan to do if Paul pulls in front...but I am sure they have a plan B.

If they want to take Paul down, all they have to do is run a bunch of his interviews with Alex Jones.

[adc]

We ARE in real trouble. You can’t trust Rasmussen. And Newt, thankfully, will not be our nominee.

[Carry me back]

Iowa and NH don’t matter that much. When Newt gets into SC he will be kicking butt....hopefully. The Iowa caucus should be done away with.

[La Enchiladita]

The posts on this thread are hysterically funny, everything from anguished drama to frantic spin.

There was no suspicion of Gingrich being nefariously ‘anointed’ when he was leading in the Iowa poll. He’s still leading national polls, btw. Does that mean the media and/or GOP ‘establishment’ have picked him?

Here’s an idea: Let the actual voters in the actual primary decide who they want.

[Carry me back]

The people in SC and other states aren’t going to vote for Romney. The only hope Romney has of winning anything is Iowa and NH. Neither represent America

[katiedidit1]

I will NEVER vote for Bachmann. Newt, Perry or Santorum..yes. The rest you can have

[La Enchiladita]

Then they’ll begin the attack on his Mormonism, his bankrupting companies,

The L.A. Times already started in on the Mormon/Romney angle last week. What I find interesting about this latest Iowa poll is that Iowans may have tired of anti-Mormon bigotry, which as you may recall, Huckabee used to his advantage in 2008.

Bain and Romney did not bankrupt any companies. Newt was outright wrong in making that accusation, and that is one of the reasons his numbers are falling.

I think the Democrat crossovers, as stated by iowamark, are the ones who account for Wrong Paul's numbers. It is the reverse of the same hanky-panky pulled off by Republicans who crossed over and voted for Obama in 2008 primaries, to stop a Hillary nomination.

[Kazan]

. The only hope Romney has of winning anything is Iowa and NH.

No Republican has won the nomination without winning Iowa or New Hampshire in the past 40 years.

[Force of Truth]

Looks like Newt is going the way of the Perry.

[Force of Truth]

It’s ridiculous that Paul has that following!

It's more like a ridiculous wandering.

[Force of Truth]

All polls now handle cell phones, so that issue is no longer relevant.

Don't take away their conspiracy theories. It's all they have in their otherwise powerless lives devoid of reality.

[Norman Bates]

Why does Iowa get to lead off and count so much?

Why is the Green Monster green? It just is. And the sooner you accept that, the better.

[Dave W]

LOL...so true.

[Syncro]

Very good info, and accurate.

Thanks.

[rashley]

Plan B is being run now!

[katiedidit1]

Unbelievable!!!!!!!!!!! damn