Aaron Blake spotted a remarkable figure in some polling out of Iowa today: “Ron Paul wins more than 50 percent of 18-29 and 30-44 year olds, but less than 12% of 45-64 and 65+.”

A Republican operative who is not working for Paul emails to make the case that this is why Paul’s poll numbers are overstated: Republican primaries and caucuses have never seen young voters show up and pick the winner.