Strategic Vision passes on word of a new poll, conducted in Iowa:

…a three-day poll in Iowa of 600 likely Republican caucus goers and 600 likely Democratic caucus goers on the 2008 Presidential Election conducted by Strategic Vision, LLC on May 18-20, 2007. The poll has a margin of error of ±4 percentage points for each Party’s presidential preference. When Republicans were polled on whom they would support in 2008 for the Republican Presidential nomination, former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney had surged into the lead with 20%; followed by former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani with 18%; Arizona Senator John McCain with 16%; former Tennessee Senator Fred Thompson 10%; former Wisconsin Governor Tommy Thompson 7%; former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich 5%; former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee 3%; Kansas Senator Sam Brownback 2%; Colorado Congressman Tom Tancredo 2%; Texas Congressman Ron Paul 2%; California Congressman Duncan Hunter 1%; former Virginia Governor Jim Gilmore 1%; Nebraska Senator Chuck Hagel 1%; and 12% undecided.

Looks like there’s something to those other polls suggesting Romney movement, although McCain and Giuliani are still close enough to suggest they have no reason to panic. At this point, any of them could win the state. Fred Thompson is in good shape for a guy not in the race. The 7 percent for Tommy Thompson suggests he’s got a fan base who isn’t phased by his blah debate performances.

On the Democratic side, former North Senator John Edwards led with 29%; Illinois Senator Illinois Senator Barack Obama received 24%; New York Senator Hillary Clinton received 16%; New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson received 9%; Delaware Senator Joseph Biden received 3%; Connecticut Senator Chris Dodd received 2%; Ohio Congressman Dennis Kucinich 1%; and 16% were undecided.

Hmm. I’m sure Team Clinton will tell us they’re confident in their ground game in Iowa. But couldn’t the headline on this be “HILLARY CLINTON POLLING ONLY SEVEN POINTS AHEAD OF FOURTH-PLACE RICHARDSON”?