Romney picks up pace with poll position in Iowa

REPUBLICAN Mitt Romney’s presidential campaign has a hint of a swagger about it as a good showing looks more likely next week in the Iowa caucuses, where his 2008 campaign crashed badly.

While his staff dampened expectations of winning the caucuses vote this time, large crowds gathered at Romney events in the state and his Iowa poll numbers increased again.

“It’s a fair wind that blows in Iowa,” Romney mused to no one in particular as he headed toward his campaign. “It’s very nice.”