A new poll out of Iowa shows Romney leading by 23 percentage points:

35%--Romney
12%--Giuliani
11%--Huckabee
11%--Thompson
10%--Undecided

A poll by this same organization earlier in the month had Romney leading in New Hampshire by 16% points over second place Giuliani.

Some may point to Romney's lagging beyond national polls as a problem for Mitt, but both Carter and Clinton never topped 6% in national polls prior to the Iowa caucus and New Hampshire primary, and Kerry never topped 13%.

This week Rasmussen had Romney polling as high as 17%, showing a steady climb throughout the year.