IA: Rasmussen: Romney and Paul Essentially Tied/Santorum Surge

[Rowan]

Rasmussen Iowa

Romney: 23%
Paul: 22%
Santorum: 16%
Gingrich: 13%
Perry: 13%
Bachmann: 5%
Huntsman: 3%

[Landslide Lyndon]

Ahh, yes. The closer the election comes, the more Rasmussen's numbers come in line with the other pollsters.

[M]

You know what the real madness is?

Whatever happens, through thick and thin, Romney's Iowa support doesn't change that much. It's almost eerie.

http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2012/president/ia/iowa_republican_presidential_primary-1588.html

This totally muddled field is his only real winning scenario.

[Ⓐnarchy in the ☭☭☭P!]

Ahh, yes. The closer the election comes, the more Rasmussen's numbers come in line with the other pollsters.

[cavalcade]

Averaging PPP, Insider Advantage, CNN, and Scotty gets

Romney 21% (Highest: 25%; Lowest: 17%)
Paul 21% (Highest: 24%; Lowest: 17%)
Gingrich 14% (Highest: 17%; Lowest: 13%)
Santorum 14% (Highest: 16%; Lowest: 10%)
Perry 11% (Highest: 13%; Lowest: 10%)
Bachmann 9% (Highest: 12%; Lowest: 5%)

if anyone is curious.  Gingrich is slightly ahead of Santorum before rounding, Romney and Paul are tied exactly.

[Tender Branson]

Looks like Rasmussen has not released it on their site yet.

Where did you find the numbers, Rowan ?

[BlondewithaBrain]

Looks like Rasmussen has not released it on their site yet.

Where did you find the numbers, Rowan ?

Rasmussens paymasters FOX News - They released the numbers on the hour. guess rowan was watching like me. In the last 32mins fox news has attacked barack obama 5 times, michelle 3 and democratic party 3times. Republicans  - zero.

[Tender Branson]

When I went to RealClearPolitics.com today, I found it pretty amusing what color they are using now for Santorum's trendline in their IA graph: brown

[Bull Moose Base]

If Sanoturm wins, then of the candidates who competed in Iowa, each will have at one time led the polls there.  Except for Pawlenty, who very obviously would have, and probably would have won the nomination had he stayed in the race.  Also looks Huntsman may have made a mistake by not competing in Iowa.

[Rowan]

I've got Platinum so I have early access.

[Eraserhead]

Bachmann collapse?

[TheGlobalizer]

Bachmann collapse?

Only -1 relative to last Rasmussen poll, so that's not what's going on here.

[big bad fab]

Best possible situation for Mitt: 2 unelectable loonies ahead of Gingrich or, at least, a global draw (i.e. "delete IA results and go directly to NH").

[Iosif]

Last Rasmussen poll - 5 days before the caucus.

Scott is such a Pussy.