New Poll: Newt falls to fourth place in Iowa--Ron Paul now leads--Perry showing surprising

[WI_DEM]

Another Poll Shows Gingrich Collapse in Iowa
A new InsiderAdvantage poll in Iowa confirms the implosion of Newt Gingrich's presidential campaign in the first voting state.

Ron Paul leads with 24%, followed by Mitt Romney at 18%, Rick Perry at 16%, Gingrich at 13%, Michele Bachmann at 10%, Jon Huntsman at 4% and Rick Santorum at 3%.

http://politicalwire.com/archives/2011/12/19/another_poll_shows_gingrich_collapse_in_iowa.html

The GOP love affair with Newt sure didn't last long.

[NYC Liberal]

1. Yet Romney hasn't gained even with all the "front runners" who have collapsed, has he? I'm thinking this will go all the way

to the convention.

[Robbins]

3. Republicans

We don't want It going to convention where a presidential candiate who hasn't had to go through debates and primarys are choosen.
Obama can beat Romney despite the MSM keep wanting to see he's the most electable.We don't need one the MSM can sell as
moderate.

Polls have shown If an open convention were to lead to Jeb Bush as nominee Obama would beat him.

[NYC Liberal]

6. Oh I agree. I don't think that scenario would be a good one.

Just pick Romney and be done with it.

[WI_DEM]

2. If Perry does indeed manage to come in third he could

almost call himself 'the comeback kid'

[rury]

13. Coming in third would confuse Perry

He can't count past two or remember "third things."

[mikekohr]

27. Ron Paul Is Batshit Crazy, he'll flame-out when people examine his record. Perry can recover.

If people begin to drop out look for the anti Romney vote to rally around Perry. He has the moey to stay in this.

[Tarheel_Dem]

4. I'll admit, I've lost track. Is this the fastest fall from the top of heap so far?

Newt can't even blame the liberal media for his fall. His own bretheren took him out.

[dimbear]

14. A gentle reminder from rightwing radio of how many enemies he has made.

Too bad. I was looking forward to the GOP finally and forever abandoning any claim to have values.

[BlueMTexpat]

5. And the really fun thing ...

Sister Sarah is trying to get back into the headlines.

http://www.syracuse.com/news/index.ssf/2011/12/sarah_palin_not_too_late_2012_gop_presidential_campaign.html

Just when they thought it was safe!

[LiberalLovinLug]

7. And Ron Paul leads....

I do not agree with Ron Paul on some of his fundamental beliefs. Like his Dog-Eat-Dog Libertarian Utopia where no one pays taxes and no one regulates pollution standards or product safety, or work safety etc....and if you can't afford a doctor you die. Pretty soon we would be back to Charles Dickens England and the poor houses.

But it IS funny to hear Ron Paul be booed at debates with a hardcore rightwing audience when he talks about cutting the military budget and overseas endeavors like Iraq and Afghanistan. That poll shows that outside of that crafted TV audience and among the more moderate and independent voter, THEY AGREE WITH HIM.

[JoePhilly]

8. The GOP is continuing to splinter.

[Scuba]

24. See Minnesota for details. n/t

[Jack Rabbit]

9. "The GOP love affair with Newt sure didn't last long."

All they had to do was look at what they were getting: The soon-to-be-extinct species, the Georgia Venomous Newt.

Now the apparent front runner is a hard line ideologue with no common sense (just like other hard line ideologues).

[abelenkpe]

10. Scary Ron Paul

Still have nightmares worried he'll be the nominee.

[Robbins]

11. Paul

He won't get the nomination.He may win Iowa and come off strong 2 In NH.In Florida even Republicans won't like the SS and Medicare
are Uncon talk.Romney came off as Resonable one.

In general election those who cheer his antiwar,cut defense,and antibig government will learn his views on SS and Medicare.His
antitax and antisocial Programs.

Our nightmare sceniro Is open convention and Republicans pick someone like Mitch Danials.Who hasn't gone through debates and
primarys.Yes Obama can blast him as Bush's budget director.I'd rather run against one who has gone so far to the right In Primarys
that he provides all sound bites for ads.Romney already have big problems that Obama can make good use of.

[cthulu2016]

12. I dont like that. Perry frightens me.

I expected it, but I don't like it.

He's the only one in the clown car I can see the american people warming up to.

He's a brutish, weak, moron like reagan and w.

[RBInMaine]

15. "Frightened" of what? Are you an adult or a mouse? Perry the IDIOT would be a fucking GIFT !

[treestar]

26. Agree I see no reason to be worried about any of them

If they were worrisome, they'd be way out in front by now.

[Lone_Star_Dem]

18. Pardon me, but...

...

That is too funny! The man is a total idiot. Not a half-wit like bush, or an ignorant attention junkie like Palin. A REAL IDIOT.

I'm going to make a prediction here and you can hold me to it. We will not see another Texas governor as president in our lifetimes. Baby bush did plenty to assure that, but Perry sealed the deal with his national run.

[yellowcanine]

16. A Ron Paul win would shake things up a bit. As would Newt coming in 4th. Or 5th if Bachmann

supporters come out in droves. What a hoot that would be.

[connecticut yankee]

17. I'm having so much fun

watching this circus.

I wonder who'll be the next one out of the clown car.

[trusty elf]

19. It is entertaining, isn't it! :-D

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[Bucky]

21. "next one out of the clown car"

[Bucky]

20. Newt Gingrich: "I will be the nominee"

He's a genius, you know.

[mwb970]

22. I'm starting to lose track of the sequence now.

I have it as Trump, Bachmann, Perry, Cain, Gingrich, Paul. Is that right? Who's next?

[rurallib]

23. Huntsman? Romer? (I don't even know how to spell his name)

Joe Arpaio is in there someplace.

[HopeHoops]

25. It's pretty bad when "Mr. Frothy" even REGISTERS in a poll.

[Mass]

28. Pick your choice: militarist, probusiness, antichoice and any GLBT rights, or any combination of all

that. (add racist to the list).

None of them is acceptable in my choice.

[freshwest]

29. Some baggers are now saying they hate ALL the GOP candidates.

Of course, they'd never vote for Obama. No, hell would freeze over first.

[Thinker Thunk It]

30. Obama's gonna take it again, hands down, just like this Pro-Obama bumper sticker says...

http://obamabumpersticker.wordpress.com/tag/8-to-break-it-8-to-fix-it/

Love it!!