Supporters (L-R) Mary Carter of Fairfield, Iowa, Stephanie and Micah Stolba of Cedar Rapids, Iowa and Joby Weeks of Denver, Colorado, listen to remarks by Republican 2012 presidential candidate and Texas Rep. Ron Paul at a town hall meeting in Mt. Pleasant, Iowa, December 21, 2011, in advance of Iowa's first-in-the-nation caucuses, January 3,2012. UPI/Mike Theiler