▁there ▁is ▁a ▁path ▁forward ," ▁but ▁subsequently ▁stated ▁that ▁he ▁would ▁continue ▁on ▁to ▁New ▁Ham pshire ▁and ▁South ▁Carolina . ▁ ▁Camp aign ▁ ▁Early ▁race ▁Consider ed ▁a ▁fr on tr un ner ▁for ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁nom ination , ▁former ▁Governor ▁of ▁Ark ansas ▁Mike ▁H uck ab ee , ▁who ▁was ▁the ▁winner ▁of ▁the ▁Iowa ▁Republican ▁c auc uses ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁was ▁the ▁leader ▁in ▁every ▁state wide ▁poll ▁conducted ▁in ▁the ▁state ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁and ▁early ▁ 2 0 1 1 . ▁H uck ab ee ▁decided ▁against ▁a ▁second ▁bid , ▁however , ▁announ cing ▁the ▁decision ▁on ▁his ▁Fox ▁News ▁show ▁H uck ab ee ▁on ▁May ▁ 1 4 , ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁stating ▁" all ▁the ▁factors ▁say ▁go , ▁but ▁my ▁heart ▁says ▁no , ▁and ▁that ' s ▁the ▁decision ▁I ' ve ▁made ." ▁Following ▁his ▁decision , ▁former ▁Governor ▁of ▁Massachusetts ▁Mitt ▁Rom ney ▁became ▁the ▁fr on tr un ner ▁in ▁pol ls ▁conducted ▁within ▁the ▁state ▁in ▁the ▁weeks ▁following , ▁despite ▁only ▁appearing ▁in ▁Iowa ▁a ▁hand ful ▁of ▁times , ▁and ▁ref using ▁to ▁particip ate ▁in ▁the ▁state ' s ▁Am es ▁St raw ▁Pol l ▁in ▁August ▁ 2 0 1 1 . ▁ ▁This ▁tr end ▁only ▁last ed ▁for ▁a ▁couple ▁months , ▁however , ▁when ▁support ▁for ▁Congress w oman ▁M iche le