The Iowa caucus is a week away, and it seems that Mitt Romney, Newt Gingrich, and Ron Paul are the front-runners for taking this crucial victory. Yet none of them have a distinct lead. Recently revealed newsletters that Paul published in the 80s and 90s contained racist, anti-Semitic, and anti-gay messages. Gingrich recently failed to qualify for the Republican primary in Virginia after he could not get the 10,000 valid signatures necessary to be placed on the ballot. And Romney, despite remaining near the top of the polls over the past few months, has never been able to distinguish himself as a front-runner. Maggie Haberman, senior political writer for Politico, discusses what to look for in the time leading up to Iowa. Also joining the conversation is Jon Ward, senior political reporter for The Huffington Post.
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