As documented by Paul Joseph Watson today, candidate Ron Paul is being systematically denied caucus and primary wins by the Republican establishment.

This became obvious when Maine’s GOP chairman Charles Webster asked for a vote recount after fraud prevented Paul from winning the state. Even establishment liberal stalwart Rachel Maddow was obliged to admit the possibility.

Now comes word that a poll in the key swing state of Iowa shows Paul besting Obama over all other Republican candidates. Paul leads Obama by seven points, according to the poll conducted by the Des Moines Register.

Rick Santorum tops Obama 48 to 44 percent, while Mitt Romney leads the incumbent 46 to 44 percent. Newt Gingrich would be the only candidate to be defeated by Obama, losing by 14 points, 51 to 37 percent, reports the Houston Chronicle.

Paul is the favorite of young people from Iowa. In 2008, this demographic was in the hip pocket of Obama, who had promised “change” but delivered more of the same as he pursued George W. Bush’s wars and oversaw the economic collapse of the nation.

“In order to win back the White House Republicans must nominate a candidate who can provide stark contrast with the failings of the current administration and Ron Paul is the only candidate advocating for something other than the dismal, status quo policies,” said Paul’s campaign chair, Jesse Benton.