EDIT to let you know that apparently these poll results were released LAST week - I thought it was a current report. Thanks to those who enlightened me :hi:
Iowa Caucuses Roundup
Posted: 04 Nov 2007 03:37 PM CST
University of Iowa professor and pollster David Redlawsk kicked off the week's presidential campaign news in Iowa when he announced the latest Hawkeye Poll results. On the Democratic side, Sen. Hillary Clinton leads Iowa with 28.9% to Sen. Barack Obama's 26.6%, former Sen. John Edwards's 20%, Gov. Bill Richardson's 7.2%, and Sen. Joe Biden's 5.2%.
On the Republican side, former Gov. Mitt Romney leads with 36.2%, head and shoulders above Rudy Giuliani's 13.1%, former Gov. Mike Huckabee's 12.8%, former Sen. Fred Thompson's 11.4%, and Sen. John McCain's 6%.
The Hawkeye Poll's methodology has been the subject of some controversy, but in an interview with Iowa Independent, Redlawsk defended himself against his critics. New American Research Group polls from the beginning of the week show somewhat different results, but the candidate rankings in the two polls vary only slightly. Consensus remains that Romney is the Iowa Republican frontrunner, and any of the top three Democrats could win the Democratic caucuses.
http://iowaindependent.com/magFront.doEdit to add link and this paragraph:
Next week promises to be exciting, as the last major cattle-call of Democratic candidates in Iowa, the annual Jefferson Jackson fundraising dinner, happens over the weekend. In the lead-up to the event, candidates will struggle to build crowds and show strength as the national press corps flies back into town.