Internet Media & The Republican Presidential Primary Election

*Disclaimer: I am not advocating any specific political viewpoint or encouraging votes for the Republican or Democratic Parties, and I'm not claiming to be a political expert. I'm simply making an observation.*

Everyone knows that the 2012 Presidential Election is tiptoeing nearer and nearer. However, before the focus can shift to the big election, U.S. citizens must cast their votes for the Republican Presidential nominees.

In the Iowa caucus that took place just a few days ago on Jan. 3, the top nominees were (unsurprisingly) former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney and (rather surprisingly) Pennsylvania politician Rick Santorum.

However, it seems that between all of those Republicans running, every single one of them has held the number one spot at some point. From Michelle Bachmann, Rick Perry and Herman Cain--the three candidates that once saw the biggest spotlight and subsequently the noisiest demise--to Newt Gingrich, Ron Paul and Rick Santorum--the three candidates who surfaced quietly in the aftermath--to Mitt Romney who clenched onto a somewhat translucent first place bid, the nominees all bathed in the coolness of near-victory, while many were scorched by the fire of imminent defeat.

But how am I up-to-date on the timeline of the primary elections?