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Election 2012: Christmas for the Candidates
With the Iowa caucuses just around the corner, the candidates are speaking, campaigning, and meeting with Iowans.
Just when we thought former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich was leading the polls in Iowa, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney and Texas Congressman Ron Paul become tied in the polls with Gingrich not too far behind.
With the Iowa caucuses just around the corner, the Republican candidates for president are speaking, campaigning, and meeting with Iowans. Gingrich, who is attempting to restore his former poll numbers, launched a “jobs and prosperity” bus tour in Iowa. Romney also will be doing bus tours across the state.
Every Republican candidate will be in Iowa, except former Utah Governor Jon Huntsman, who will be in New Hampshire.
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A recent poll in New Hampshire, conducted by the Boston Globe, shows Romney with 39 percent of support, with Paul and Gingrich following closely behind.
Texas Gov. Rick Perry and Minnesota Congresswoman Michele Bachmann will both be in Western Iowa vying to grasp the support of undecided voters.
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Former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum, who is the only candidate to visit every county in Iowa, currently places sixth in Iowa polls. Despite his emphasis on campaigning in the state, his polling numbers have not changed.
Since the beginning of the election, many of the candidates’ polling numbers significantly changed. A few months ago, businessman Herman Cain was the frontrunner in the election.
It will all come down to the early primary states. Iowa, New Hampshire and South Carolina have the greatest importance. The early primaries show the potential of the candidates to grasp the nomination. After the primaries, the candidates will begin to withdraw their candidacy until one candidate is chosen.
In the 2008 election, former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee won the Iowa caucus. Huckabee did not become the nominee. Although the Iowa caucuses are significant, even if a candidate wins the state, it doesn’t mean that they will win the nomination. Other key states include New Hampshire and South Carolina.
It is still unpredictable as to who will win the Iowa caucuses. It all comes down to Election Day as Iowans make their decision as to who they would like to win the Republican nomination.
