Republican presidential candidate U.S. Rep <a gi-track='captionPersonalityLinkClicked' href=/galleries/search?phrase=Ron+Paul&family=editorial&specificpeople=2300665 ng-click='$event.stopPropagation()'>Ron Paul</a> (R-TX) looks on before the start of a town hall meeting at the Iowa Speedway on December 28, 2011 in Newton, Iowa. With less than one week to go before the Iowa caucuses, <a gi-track='captionPersonalityLinkClicked' href=/galleries/search?phrase=Ron+Paul&family=editorial&specificpeople=2300665 ng-click='$event.stopPropagation()'>Ron Paul</a> is trying to maintain his lead as he campaigns through Iowa.