Reply #43: He is. The most recent poll has him with an impressive lead over

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the rest of the pack.

Polls are snapshots, and the season is still fairly new, but Edwards' support in Iowa has been steady and impressive.

From the past couple days' Taegan Goddard Political Wire (www.politicalwire.com):

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A new Research 2000 poll in Iowa shows John Edwards still leading the Democratic presidential race with 27% support, followed by Sen. Hillary Clinton at 22%, Sen. Barack Obama at 16% and Gov. Bill Richardson at 11%.

On the GOP side, Mitt Romney leads with 25%, followed by Fred Thompson at 14%, Rudy Giuliani at 13% and Sen. John McCain at 10%.

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