PPP and the leader in its polling results? "Someone else."

Here is what  the major news media is talking about,  this morning:  "Ron Paul pulls into second place in Iowa."  A glance at the chart below gives us that conclusion.  And who is giving us this information?  The Washington Post's polling arm,  Public Policy Polling (PPP).  Understand that the Washington Post is not to be trusted with any news that could have a political outcome.  I am not saying that we should toss - out of hand -  polling results that come from the Post, or its kissing cousins,  the NY Times, USA Today, the LA Times, or NBC/ABC/CBS. But,  it is common knowledge that these huge media/political concerns use their influence to shape public opinion rather than simply reporting public opinion. We should never accept an opinion poll without question  (emphasis on "without question")  especially when it comes from any combination of the above mentioned entities.  There are plenty of Left leaning concerns,  but the above are dedicated Leftist conglomerates having accepted the notion that the ends justify the means as detailed by Saul Alinsky in Rules for Radicals. Because this guide to social reform is as popular a reform model as it is within the Left leaning journalist community,  the flow of information in its totality, in this country,  is suspect.  With that rather burdensome caveat in mind,  here, briefly,  is what the PPP wants you to believe: 

First,  that Ron Paul has closed the gap between himself and the leader of the pack,  Newt Gingrich.  That is the lead story taken from this poll,  but there is more,  almost none of it reported . . . . . . . . . . except here.  

Question #29 , for example,  gives us a most interesting result,  perhaps more important than any question asked in this poll.  That questions is,  "Who do you think is going to win the Republican nomination for President."  Is that not the question of the hour?!  

And the answer is . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   leading the poll at this point . . . . . . . . . . . . . ."Someone else/not sure" (31%).  The second most popular answer was Newt at 26%, followed by Romney at 21% and Ron Paul at a distant  . . . . . . . . . . .   12%.  

Conclusion(s):  after it is all said and done,  it turns out that Iowa is not as important as some want you to believe,  that Ron Paul is nowhere close to being  the considered GOP nominee,  and the primary race is wide open.  .

The results of "question #29" flies in the face of PPP's stated conclusion:  “Newt Gingrich’s momentum is fading in Iowa,” said Dean Debnam, President of Public Policy Polling. “Meanwhile Ron Paul is building an unusual coalition of support for a Republican primary. The big question is: will they really turn out?"

I think this opinion needs to be qualified,  but you can judge for yourself.