EARLY ARRIVERS AT IOWA REPUBLICAN CAUCUSES PRODUCE A TIE AND TIGHT RACE GOING INTO THE NIGHT............

The earliest arrivals at some of the 900 plus site locations of tonight's Iowa Caucuses have provided an initial, first read, result that is a tie and indicative of a tight race in the making.  CNN has reprted in the past half hour that the first Caucus entrance polling show the preferences : Ron Paul 24%;  Mitt Romney 24;  Rick Santorum 18%;  Newt Gingrich 13%;  Rick Perry 11%;  Michelle Bachman 7%;  Jon Huntsman 1%......With 10%of the actual Iowa Caucus votes counted at just after 6 p.m. Pacific Time, CNN reports the count, has it - Paul, 24%;  Romney 23%;  Santorum 23%;  Gingrich 13%;  Perry 10%;  Bachman 6%; Huntsman 1%;  a virtual three way TIE at the top; with Romney showing an ability yet for Mitt Romney to get above 25% support............TDP