Follow all the action live as MTV News brings you minute-by-minute updates. By Gil Kaufman Voters register their votes in the Iowa Caucus Photo: Justin Sullivan/ Getty Images It all comes down to this. Tonight Iowans will cast their votes for the Republican candidate of choice. Who will the barrage of ads, baby kissing and stumping pay off for? Will it be the business-like Mitt Romney, the surging Ron Paul, the dark horse Rick Santorum, the veteran politico Newt Gingrich or trailing Michele Bachmann? MTV News is on the ground in Iowa and will be covering the caucus and live-blogging all the details. Keep refreshing for up-to-the-minute political drama here! 7:16 A sophomore at Drake speaking on behalf of Rep. Paul makes it clear he’s speaking for himself, not the ROTC, of which he is a member. He has to raise his voice a bit to be heard over a crying baby in his arms. “If you want someone who can beat Obama you need someone who is the opposite of Obama.” 7:15 Nobody stands up for John Huntsman, the former Obama administration ambassador to China who basically threw in the towel on Iowa to concentrate on next week’s contest in New Hampshire. 7:13 There are more than 200 people in the room, which has a parquet floor and almost as much space devoted to the media as voters. 7:11 “He created 11 million jobs during his time in Congress,” the Gingrich speaker says. 7:08 The speaker calls for a representative to speak on behalf of Rep. Bachmann… Nothing. So it’s on to the person speaking on behalf of Newt Gingrich. He apologizes for his lack of eye contact, but he’s reading a letter from former Speaker Gingrich. 7:04 We just said the Pledge of Allegiance and now an organizer is sending around the “Money Bags” to help fill the precinct’s coffers. 6:55 Caucus goers are rushing into an auditorium in Olmstead Hall. They have to hurry because the doors close promptly at 7! 6:51 We just arrived on the campus of Drake University for the on-campus caucus meeting. Related Videos Barnstorming The Iowa Caucus With Andrew Jenks
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