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Rand Paul Drops Standing in Latest Iowa Poll

A new poll taken in Iowa shows Kentucky Senator Rand Paul still has some convincing to do among voters if he decides to run for the White House in 2016. 

The CNN\ORC International pollamong registered Iowa Republicans gave Senator Paul seven percent support, putting him in third place behind former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee and Wisconsin Congressman Paul Ryan. 

A similar poll taken in March had Paul leading the potential GOP president field.  Senator Paul has made three trips to Iowa this year, holding campaign-style events and fund-raisers with local politicians. 

Among Democrats in this latest poll, Hillary Clinton remains the number one choice with 53 percent support.  In a distant second place is Vice President Joe Biden who was favored by 15 percent of respondents.

The award-winning news team at WKU Public Radio consists of Dan Modlin, Kevin Willis, Lisa Autry, and Joe Corcoran.