Sunday, June 26, 2011

Bachmann gives Romney a run for it in Iowa Poll



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Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney and Minnesota Rep. Michele Bachmann are neck and neck atop the Des Moines Register Iowa Poll on the Republican presidential field, the newspaper reported Saturday.
Image: Rep. Michele Bachmann

In the first Iowa Poll of this campaign cycle, Romney got 23 percent of likely Republican caucus-goers, and Bachmann got 22 percent, the newspaper said.

“She’s up there as a real competitor and a real contender,” Republican pollster Randy Gutermuth, who is unaffiliated with any of the candidates, told the Register. “This would indicate that she’s going to be a real player in Iowa.”

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