Romney, Bachmann Lead in Iowa

The first Des Moines Register Iowa poll of the cycle has been released. According to the results, Mitt Romney and Michele Bachmann lead the pack, with 23 percent and 22 percent respectively. One pollster said of Bachmann, “This would indicate that she’s going to be a real player in Iowa.” Herman Cain came in third with 10 percent, while Newt Gingrich and Ron Paul tied with 7 percent each. Meanwhile, Tim Pawlenty, who has already spent 26 days in Iowa this cycle and has already started airing television ads in the state, came in fifth with just 6 percent. Jennifer Duffy of the Cook Political Report said, “If I were the Pawlenty camp, I would be enormously worried about this poll.”