The people interviewed still saw Perry as the frontrunner, although noting that he was slipping. He’s followed in the rankings by Ron Paul and Mitt Romney.
Every two weeks, our sister site in Iowa asks a panel of pundits, elected officials, campaign workers and scholars one question: “If the Iowa caucus was held tonight, what would be the results?” In this edition, they agreed: Social conservatives are on the rise in the Hawkeye State, and Minnesota’s Michele Bachmann appears to be gaining on Mike Huckabee.
In the lead-up to Iowa’s first-in-the-nation presidential caucuses, our sister site in Iowa enlists local journalists, academics, political consultants and pundits to help take the pulse, albeit unscientifically, about how various candidates are perceived in the Hawkeye State. In its first edition of the 2012 cycle, the Iowa Independent’s Power Rankings puts Mike Huckabee in first place if the caucus was held today, but Minnesotans Tim Pawlenty and Michele Bachmann also place in the top five.
From our sister site, Iowa Independent, their latest power rankings have been released. This time, their focus is on the Republican presidential candidates.
Rankings and analysis after break
From our sister site in Iowa, the Iowa Independent asks the question:
“If the caucuses were held tonight, what would be the results?”
Results are after the jump, and Republican candidate rankings will be out later this week…
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