Huckabee leads in AP Poll released 12/27

AP released a poll - conducted December 14-20 tht show's Mike with a slight lead nationally -

Mike Huckabee - 22 percent
Rudy Giuliani - 21 percent
John McCain - 14 percent
Mitt Romney - 13 percent
Fred Thompson - 11 percent

The figures in the November AP poll were:

Giuliani - 27 percent
Thompson - 17 percent
McCain - 15 percent
Romney - 11 percent
Huckabee - 9 percent

A Rasmussen Poll released today had it as:

Huckabee - 20 percent
Giuliani - 18 percent
McCain - 14 percent
Romney - 13 percent
Thompson - 11 percent

The latest AP and Rasmussen figures are very similar - both showing Mike with a small lead over Giuliani. But given the fluidity of the race, Mike - and we - can't rest.