“Ron Paul’s not as big of a joke as people think,” says respected pollster Tom Jensen of Public Policy Polling. The Wall Street Journal ranked PPP as the second-best swing state pollster in the 2010 elections. Looking at favorability ratings, Jensen says Mike Huckabee is the only potential nominee being mentioned who is more popular than Paul in Iowa—Ron leaves Pawlenty, Romney, Palin, Gingrich and others in the dust. The same is true in New Hampshire, where only Romney does better than Paul. Jensen’s conclusion: “There’s been endless jabber today about the impact of Haley Barbour not running but I … Continue reading Pollster: Don’t Laugh at Ron Paul