Texas Representative Ron Paul is trailing GOP frontrunner Newt Gingrich in Iowa by just one point, according to a survey from Public Policy Polling.
Gingrich holds the top spot at 22 percent while Paul charts at 21 percent. Mitt Romney trails at 16 percent.
If Paul, a libertarian-leaning candidate with an energetic core of supporters, comes in first of second the Hawkeye state, it will likely be perceived as a major upset to Romney and may hurt the former Massachusetts Governor’s standing going into the New Hampshire Primary.
The poll was conducted between December 11th and 13th among 555 likely Republican caucus goers.