Recent Polling Shows that Ron Paul Supporters Can Come Down Now

I'm sure every Ron Paul supporter is on a high right now after the Ames Straw Poll, where he came in a close second place finish to Michele Bachmann. But now that the real polls are out that aren't affected by micro-targeted turnouts, they need to come down off of that high.

Rasmussen is out today with results from its most recent telephone survey conducted on August 15 of likely GOP Primary voters. In that poll, Rick Perry leads with 29% of support, followed by Mitt Romney at 18% and Michele Bachman at 13%. Ron Paul came in at 9%, just in front of uber-neocon Herman Cain at 6%.

An Oklahoma survey conducted August 9-11 shows Rick Perry leading with 22%, Mitt Romney at 17%, Michele Bachmann at 8%, Herman Cain at 6%, and and Ron Paul at just 3%.

Of note is the fact that Presidential candidate Gary Johnson was not included in either poll.