▁increase ▁of ▁negative ▁advert is ements ▁being ▁bought ▁against ▁him ▁in ▁the ▁state ' s ▁media ▁market ▁by ▁his ▁oppon ents . ▁ ▁Another ▁poll ▁conducted ▁by ▁Iowa ▁State ▁University , ▁K CR G - TV ▁and ▁The ▁Gazette ▁between ▁December ▁ 8 – 1 8 , ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁also ▁found ▁Paul ▁in ▁the ▁lead ▁with ▁ 2 7 . 5 % ▁of ▁support , ▁with ▁G ing rich ▁close ▁behind ▁at ▁ 2 5 . 3 %. ▁Yet ▁another ▁poll ▁conducted ▁by ▁R asm ussen ▁Re ports ▁on ▁December ▁ 1 9 , ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁found ▁Mitt ▁Rom ney ▁with ▁the ▁most ▁support ▁at ▁ 2 5 %, ▁with ▁Paul ▁close ▁behind ▁at ▁ 2 0 %, ▁and ▁G ing rich ▁at ▁ 1 6 %. ▁Fund ra ising ▁for ▁Paul ▁also ▁increased ▁in ▁December , ▁when ▁his ▁campaign ▁raised ▁more ▁than ▁$ 4 ▁million ▁in ▁one ▁" m oney b omb " ▁over ▁a ▁week end . ▁ ▁Short ly ▁prior ▁to ▁the ▁c au cus ▁date , ▁an ▁uno fficial ▁campaign ▁to ▁ur ge ▁vot ers ▁to ▁write ▁in ▁Sarah ▁Pal in ▁began ▁running ▁radio ▁and ▁television ▁ad s ▁in ▁Iowa . ▁The ▁ad s ▁argued ▁that ▁Pal in ▁is ▁the ▁only ▁candidate ▁who ▁can ▁stop ▁cron y ▁capital ism . ▁The ▁final ▁week ▁before ▁the ▁c au cus ▁witness ed ▁a ▁surprise ▁sur ge ▁in ▁the ▁pol ls ▁for ▁Sant orum , ▁who ▁rose ▁from ▁sing led ▁digits ▁earlier ▁to ▁