BREAKING NEWS: RON PAUL LEADS IN IOWA

Paul leads in Iowa
Newt Gingrich's campaign is rapidly imploding, and Ron Paul has now taken the lead in Iowa. He's at 23% to 20% for Mitt Romney, 14% for Gingrich, 10% each for Rick Santorum, Michele Bachmann, and Rick Perry, 4% for Jon Huntsman, and 2% for Gary Johnson.

http://www.publicpolicypolling.com/main/2011/12/paul-leads-in-iowa.html#more

Sweet Fancy Moses!: Ron Paul Leads in Iowa!
Paulistas have been testing their organizational strength for years now, winning several straw polls. The overall campaign effort is better this time. The ads are professional and hard-hitting, as is the candidate himself. Paul this time around is more committed to the fight, having sworn off running another term for the House of Representatives.

The Paul campaign has thrown a marker down in Iowa and it has thrown it wisely: must win third place or better on Jan. 3. That way, if they take second, they beat the expectations game. And if they take first, it's a whole new race for New Hampshire a week later.

http://reason.com/blog/2011/12/19/sweet-fancy-moses-ron-paul-leads-in-iowa

What if Ron Paul wins in Iowa?

(CNN) -- The wild card in the Iowa caucus is Ron Paul, the libertarian congressman from Texas. As with all wild cards, his place in the top tier of candidates is itself unlikely and his ultimate effect on the Republican presidential nomination is unpredictable. But based on what I saw during my trip to Iowa earlier this month, no one should count Paul out.

http://www.cnn.com/2011/12/19/opinion/avlon-ron-paul-iowa/index.html?hpt=hp_c2