They're neck-to-neck as they circle the drain

The latest Iowa Republican poll is out trying to predicting a the caucus, a process of people often coalescing around their second choices -- in this case, the person who hates gay people who have abortions the next most intensely.
And what does it show?

Twenty-five percent of people questioned say if the caucuses were held today, they'd most likely back Mitt Romney, with 22% saying they'd support Rep. Ron Paul of Texas. Romney's three point margin is within the poll's sampling error.

And what's more, Rick Santorum's support has tripled in the last few days, leading to a most unfortunate headline.

 I'll bet it is. [cross-posted at Firedoglake]