Rudy Giuiliani is the only Republican with an office east of Des Moines and the only candidate to stump in the college-town Democratic stronghold of Iowa City and it looks to be paying off. Rudy was well received by a ballroom full of cheering students; and on a night when the wet and stormy weather likely kept many away. With the exception of the Obama visit last spring, Rudy's event tonight was one of the largest and most energetic in this part of the state. On a side note, a small but aggressive band of Ron Paul supporters was ready to confront all the attendees (just like they have been at every other event in the area in recent months). I find the tactics ironic considering the word LOVE is very prominent in many of their campaign signs.
In other news, a new Rasmussen poll of likely Iowa Caucus-goers shows Governor Romney slipping slightly to 25% followed by Thompon and Huckabee in a statistical tie at 19 and 18% respectively. In the final tier of candidates is Rudy Giuiliani at 13% and everyone else in single digits. It is somewhat surprising when one considers the millions of dollars that the Romney campaign has spent on ads in the state of Iowa that the Governor has not seen an increase in support.