Mitt Romney 25
\nRon Paul 22
\nRick Santorum 16
\nNewt Gingrich 14
\nRick Perry 11
\nMichele Bachmann 9
\nJon Huntsman 1<\/p>\n
… and the Des Moine Register poll<\/a> shows this pattern:<\/p>\n Mitt Romney 24 Interestingly, according to the Des Moines Register poll, Santorum and Perry share a 15 point lead for “second choice” and have relatively low numbers for the “Like Least” category. They are followed by Not Sure (14) with Romney coming in at 13 for the Second Choice category. The most “lease liked” is Rick Perry (15) with Romney (13) and Bachmann (12) close behind.<\/p>\n In some ways, this is the most interesting part of the poll: Gingrich is the most knowledgeable by far. I guess that is because he is a professor. Bachmann is the least knowledgeable but not by as much. I guess that’s because she’s a moron. Paul wins for reducing debt and having the smallest ego. <\/p>\n Romney leads the back by a large margin in being the “most electable” and Bachmann and Paul are almost tied for “lease electable.”<\/p>\n Interestingly, Huntsman is very ver ylow on “the most consistent” rating while Romney is fifth from the bottom. That surprises me. Otherwise, most of this makes sense except the part about Ron Paul’s ego. <\/p>\n What do you think?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The Iowa Caucus (not to be confused with the mostly bogus Iowa Straw Poll, where Michele Bachmann bought herself a good lead) will be held Tuesday. A Caucus is an actual political event and it is not insignificant. If you hear someone say “Oh, caucuses don’t mean anything” or “A caucus is not a real … Continue reading Romney Leads For Iowa, but numbers suggest he is not really a favorite<\/span>
\nRon Paul 22
\nRick Santorum 15
\nNewt Gingrich 12
\nRick Perry 11
\nMichele Bachmann 7
\nJon Huntsman 2
\nNot Sure 7<\/p>\n
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