IA Poll: Dems Neck & Neck, Huck +7
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New Research 2000 poll in Iowa (Dec 26-27; 500 Dem LV, 500 GOP LV) showing a ridiculously close race on the Democratic side, with Edwards and Clinton rising in the last 14 days and Obama slipping:
Democrats
Edwards 29 (+5 vs. last poll Dec 10-13)
Obama 29 (-4)
Clinton 28 (+4)
Richardson 7 (-2)
Biden 3 (nc)
Undecided 2
Clinton leads John Edwards by 2.0% in the newly updated RCP Average for Iowa, while Barack Obama is just 0.3% behind in third place.
On the Republican side, Huckabee has continued to gain, but Romney's rebound has closed the gap to 7 points:
Republicans
Huckabee 34 (+3 vs. last poll Dec 10-13)
Romney 27 (+5)
Thompson 11 (+2)
Giuliani 8 (-1)
McCain 8 (+1)
Paul 8 (+1)
Undecided 3
Huckabee leads Mitt Romney by 5.7% in the updated RCP Average for Iowa. McCain and Thompson are tied for a distant third place at 11% each.

