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A new poll released today by Public Policy Polling finds that Ron Paul has almost completely erased Newt Gingrich's 9 point lead in Iowa over the past week. As the MSM is rapidly running out of non-Paul candidates to throw their energy behind, Paul continues to become a real player in the 2012 Republican nomination race. A win in Iowa would force even the MSM to recognize Paul as a leading candidate.
Full Public Policy Polling Results can be found here: