Ron Paul garners applause in Iowa, but does it come from caucusgoers?

[bobbyw24]

NEWTON, Iowa--Ron Paul narrowly leads the RealClearPolitics average of the most recent polls of Republican voters in Iowa, with Mitt Romney close behind. And he has attracted a loyal and active following that has helped him win straw polls across the country (and a close second place in the Aug. 13, 2011, Iowa straw poll) as well as raise formidable amounts of money.

But it remains unclear if his supporters will come out in force for the caucuses on Tuesday.

"I think so--if I get information, yeah, I'll be there," Lorraine DeNardis, a Paul supporter, told Yahoo News when asked after a town-hall meeting with the candidate if she plans participate in the Jan. 3 caucuses.

Addressing a crowd of around 150 attendees Wednesday at the town hall, Paul spoke exactly as he always has: hammering home his disdain for big government, his commitment to lower spending and his respect for the Constitution.

Though he did note that some things appear to be a little bit different these days.

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