Interesting Results in Iowa Poll

Since Iowa is the first of the presidential beauty contests, the polling in that state can be a portend of things to come. The latest Iowa poll shows some suprising strength in some candidates, and no strength at all in others (from Political Ticker):

GIULIANI, McCAIN LOOK GOOD IN IA HEAD-TO-HEAD '08 POLL: An early look at the strength of potential presidential candidates in Iowa, likely to be a battleground state in 2008, shows Republicans Rudy Giuliani and John McCain flexing their muscles and Democrat Hillary Clinton making a weak showing in a new Des Moines Register poll. Iowa Gov. Tom Vilsack, while still in the mix, faces stiff competition on his home turf. Giuliani, the former mayor of New York City, and McCain, a veteran U.S. senator from Arizona, sweep four Democratic rivals in a set of hypothetical matchups involving a total of eight candidates. However, former U.S. Sen. John Edwards of North Carolina gives them a close battle in the Iowa Poll of likely voters.

RESULTS:
Rudy Giuliani defeats: Hillary Clinton, Tom Vilsack, John Kerry and John Edwards

John McCain defeats: Clinton, Vilsack, Kerry and Edwards

Edwards defeats: Bill Frist and Mitt Romney

Kerry defeats: Frist and Romney

Vilsack defeats: Frist and Romney

Romney defeats: Clinton

Frist defeats: Clinton

Clinton defeats: No one (emphasis added and thoroughly enjoyed)

Des Moines Register: Giuliani, McCain stand out in mock matchups

I believe that Hillary has already given up on Iowa, and instead will start her real efforts in New Hampshire and Nevada, depending on which one actually ends up first.