One sure way to have a target painted on the back in a political election is show signs of taking the lead away from the top contender. This is the lesson being learned by Arizona Senator John McCain as he has slipped into second place in New Hampshire, creating a real threat to long-time front-runner Mitt Romney.
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According to polls conducted by American Research Group, Mitt Romney, the front-runner in Iowa during the race for the Republican nomination for president is losing ground to Arizona Senator John McCain. Numbers posted at USAElectionPolls.com show that McCain has slid into second place with Romney barely holding onto a 28 to 25 percent margin. Former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani is in third with a distant 14 percent.
The polls in Iowa conducted from December 16 to 19 showed Mike Huckabee leading 28 percent to McCain's 20 percent and Romney's 17 percent, but in polls conducted between December 20 and 23, Huckabee slipped to 23 percent while Romney edged higher to 21 percent and McCain dropped to third with 17 percent. Despite improvement in Iowa, Romney is coming out strong against McCain's position on tax cuts enacted in 2003. Unfortunately for Romney, the move may have made him a target on other fronts.
McCain's campaign countered that Romney not only was against the tax cuts at the time as Governor of a state without an income tax, he was changed his position on a variety of issues to suit the audience at the time.
