the fractions in a poll, but around 27%. newt gingrich at 25%. mitt romney at 17%. not only is that showing ron paul actually ahead. his support is a lot firmer than the rest of the candidates. more than half of his voters say they re definitely going to vote for them. that s the story about ron paul. he s got the highest floor in this race. meaning he s got the most supporters who are firmly committed to. more so than romney or anybody else in the field. it s going to be an interesting fight. it s not one that i think is going to go well for iowa because if ron paul wins iowa that sort of dilutes the influence it has on the primary at large. we were talking about that yesterday as well. now, ruth, if ron paul does win iowa, does that throw things into a frenzy or does that favor mitt romney? i thought things were already in a frenzy. exactly. one thing about ron paul s strengths in addition to what reed said is he s got very good
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