A week is a long time in politics - and if you don't believe it, look at the latest eyebrow-raising poll numbers from Iowa, one of the key early states in the primary season next year.
First, a Newsweek poll shows Republican Mike Huckabee surging into a huge lead in Iowa: the former Arkansas governor notches 39% support compares to Mitt Romney's 17%. Back in September Huckabee only rated 6% against Romney's 25% in the same poll.
The Democratic primary race also has some interesting details from the same poll: Barack Obama again has a lead in Iowa over Hillary Clinton among likely caucus-goers of 35% to 29%, with John Edwards on 17%.
But it's the Huckabee number that is extraordinary - and so out of line with other polls that it may be a "rogue poll". We'll see.
