This is PERFECT. He's tied with Huck and Rudy in NH (a big show of strength considering Huck is polling near the front nationwide and Rudy was the early-on favorite) and tied in Iowa with Giuliani at 8%, beating McCain by 1%, and behind Fred only by 1%...another huge show of strength.
Let me rephrase that: of CONSISTENT strength. Everyone else but Romney's all over the map, so in my estimation it might just be down to Romney and Paul, although my voting analysis is far from accurate.
This basically shows that Ron can take on ANY candidate, and that the other candidates are not necessarily able to match Paul's ability to gain and sustain consistent numbers. Nationwide numbers are infinitely more malleable over time than individual primary states as the early states do have significant influence on what people think, hence my perception that Huckabee's supposed 'national lead' is nothing more than a mirage. Keep in mind that when Iowa really started coming out for Huckabee in the telephone polls a few weeks ago, the entire nation's perception changed virtually overnight according to those national polls. It can just as easily be turned to dust.
