Like Avis, Ron Paul campaign trying harder

Not since Avis has No. 2 tried harder.

Most candidates and campaigns avoid acknowledging polls unless they are on top. No campaign more than Texas Rep. Ron Paul's goes out of the way to publicize its second-place - or sometimes lower - standing in polls.

“Ron Paul Again 2nd in New Iowa Poll,” “New Poll Puts Paul Within Striking Distance of Lead” and “Ron Paul Polling Top Three” are typical of headlines on emails the campaign sends to the media.

“Obviously, we're interested in getting to No. 1,” said, Iowa Campaign Chairman Drew Ivers, but the campaign isn't waiting until then to boast.

“We're trying to inform the public that he is moving up,” Ivers explains. “The news is there's movement.”

And he points to the latest Iowa Poll as evidence of movement in the right direction at the right time.

Read more at IowaCaucus.com