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Romney Leads All Challengers in Iowa Poll

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getty 011415 mittromney?  SQUARESPACE CACHEVERSION=1421242335081Justin Sullivan/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — As rumors persist that Mitt Romney is moving closer to running for the White House again, a new poll of registered Republicans in Iowa puts the 2012 GOP presidential nominee comfortably ahead of other potential candidates.

Iowa, of course, is where the primary season gets away with the first-in-the nation caucuses. Winning in the Hawkeye State obviously sets the campaign off on the right foot but is no guarantee of finishing on top once the national conventions roll around.

The poll released by Gravis Marketing has Romney winning 21 percent of the vote, compared to 14 percent for former Florida Governor Jeb Bush and ten percent supporting Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker.

Other potential challengers finished under ten percent. In order, they are former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee; Kentucky Senator Rand Paul; Texas Senator Ted Cruz; Wisconsin Congressman Paul Ryan; New Jersey Governor Chris Christie; and Florida Senator Marco Rubio.

Ryan, who was Romney’s running mate in 2012, announced just this week that he was not a candidate for the 2016 nomination.


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