New Polls Show Rand Paul’s Support Growing Fast in Iowa and New Hampshire

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They are reading a lot into the poll numbers but it does indicate this may be more than a 3 way race (Trump, Cruz, Rubio). It depends on who turns out their people.

Among young voters, Rand Paul has 16% support in Iowa & is in a virtual tie for second in New Hampshire.

Facts from the new Fox News poll in Iowa:

    Rand Paul is in 5th place and just 1% away from 4th place.
    With 16% support, Rand Paul is in a clear third place for voters under 45 years old.
    Even better, 71% of young voters say they’re “certain” they won’t change their mind, while only 60% of older voters say the same.
    Just 7% say they would “never” vote for Rand Paul, while 20% said so of Trump, 14% for Bush, 11% for Cruz, and 8% for Rubio.
    Rand Paul’s support jumps to 10% among those who identify as “true conservatives.”

Fact from the new Fox News poll in New Hampshire:

    Rand Paul is within the margin of error of 4th place with 5% support.
    When asked if there was a candidate they would “never” vote for, Rand Paul received the second-fewest amount of opposition.
    Among young voters, Rand Paul has 10% support and is within the margin of error of 2nd place!

http://www.youthforrandpaul.com/post/137952278938/new-polls-show-rand-pauls-support-growing-fast-in

[jmyrlefuller]

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This is the same kind of surge that brought Huckabee into contention in '08. The question is, is there still enough time for him to vault into top-four, or even top-three?