DES MOINES — Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney and Texas U.S. Rep. Ron Paul are poised to place first and second, respectively, in Iowa’s first-in-the-nation presidential caucuses, according to most polls and pundits.

But wild fluctuations in the 2012 Iowa caucus campaign have left third place up for grabs.

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