DES MOINES, Iowa - January 4, 2012 - I've been following Iowa GOP vote counts for a long time. We are being slow-walked in 2012. Negotiations are ongoing. Cash is changing hands.

Apparently GOP chieftains are persuading, by one means or the other, Perry and Bachmann people who hold considerable hold sway over large blocs of votes to switch to Romney and Santorum - leaving Ron Paul in the dust.

Also abusing suddenly lax ID registration may have created many fake votes for neocons Santorum and Romney. Santorum has no organization, never drew over 100 people during his entire campaign.

Of course he did bribe and received the benediction of that family leader who demanded 1 million dollars that were to be distributed in part to cronies.

Perry had built a pretty organization and was around 13% of the vote. He drew far larger crowds than Santorum and ends up with just 10%. Where did those votes go?  To Santorum? Santorum didn't earn 24% of the vote.