I know, I know, Iowa and New Hampshire are going to kick things in some definite direction in just a few days, and you can’t use national averages to stand in for the state-by-state results that really decide the race. Still, Rasmussen‘s daily Presidential tracking numbers (reported December 30th) say there is no national frontrunner in the Republican race…

• John McCain 17%
• Mike Huckabee 16%
• Mitt Romney 16%
• Rudy Giuliani 15%
• Fred Thompson 12%