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Perry Plummets, Cain Surges in Positive Intensity
Gallup ^ | October 4, 2011 | Jeffrey Jones

Posted on 10/04/2011 2:26:53 PM PDT by Republican Wildcat

PRINCETON, NJ -- Rick Perry's image is suffering, with his Positive Intensity Score among Republicans familiar with him down to 15, and below 20 for the first time. Meanwhile, Herman Cain's score is now 30, the highest for any candidate this year.

The results are based on Gallup Daily tracking from Sept. 19-Oct. 2. Gallup calculates candidate Positive Intensity Scores as the percentage of strongly favorable opinions minus the percentage of strongly unfavorable opinions of each candidate among Republicans and Republican leaners familiar with the candidate.

The movement in Perry's and Cain's scores follows recent campaign developments, including poor reviews of Perry's performance in the September debates and Cain's surprising win in the Sept. 24 Florida straw poll.

In addition to Perry, Michele Bachmann and Ron Paul established new low Positive Intensity Scores this week, at 5 and 3, respectively. Bachmann was among the highest-rated candidates in June, peaking at 24, but has seen a steady decline since she posted a score of 20 in Aug. 1-14 tracking. Paul has not been rated as positively, with a high of 16 in May, and has registered in the single digits in all but one update since late May.

The net result of the changes is that Cain has established a wide advantage over any other Republican candidate in Positive Intensity Scores, with Perry (15), Mitt Romney (13), and Newt Gingrich (11) well behind Cain's 30. Rudy Giuliani (19) and Sarah Palin (13), whom Gallup tracks but who have not made decisions regarding entering the race, would also trail Cain by a considerable margin. The remaining announced candidates -- Rick Santorum (8), Bachmann (5), Paul (3), and Jon Huntsman (-1) -- have much less positive images among Republicans familiar with them.

(Excerpt) Read more at gallup.com ...


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1 posted on 10/04/2011 2:27:02 PM PDT by Republican Wildcat
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To: Republican Wildcat
Perry thinking his being pro-amnesty for illegal alien invaders would not hurt his chances with Tea Party conservatives was his biggest screw-up.
2 posted on 10/04/2011 2:32:28 PM PDT by Happy Rain ( "Many of the most useful idiots of the Left are on the Right.")
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To: Republican Wildcat

I believe this makes 19 out of 20 weeks Cain has the highest favorability of the field, and his name recognition picks up to 55%


3 posted on 10/04/2011 2:32:54 PM PDT by justsaynomore (Cain 2012 - http://teamcain.hermancain.com)
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To: Happy Rain
Perry thinking his being pro-amnesty for illegal alien invaders would not hurt his chances with Tea Party conservatives was his biggest screw-up.

Hopefully this serves as a warning to other RINOs in congress.

4 posted on 10/04/2011 2:35:46 PM PDT by YankeeReb (No matter what, AB0 in 2012.)
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To: Happy Rain
It is time that all conservatives made known that they will not stand for any more illegal immigration, that they want all illegals and their offspring now in the country evicted, that they want crony capitalists who hire illegals jailed and stripped of their assets, that they want legal immigration of Muslims and other Third Worlders stopped...now.
5 posted on 10/04/2011 2:36:46 PM PDT by hellbender
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To: YankeeReb

Its time for Perry to get out of the race and let a real conservative take the lead.


6 posted on 10/04/2011 2:37:09 PM PDT by CSI007
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To: Republican Wildcat
A bunch of us are "heartless" for not supporting Perry.

Why should my 5th Generation US Citizen niece in Louisiana get in-state tuition in Texas when a perfectly fine illegal alien can get it instead?

7 posted on 10/04/2011 2:38:37 PM PDT by lormand (A Government who robs Peter to pay Paul, will always have the support of Paul)
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To: Republican Wildcat

the rinos will come out and attack cain now.


8 posted on 10/04/2011 2:40:18 PM PDT by ken21 (ruling class dem + rino progressives -- destroying america for 150 years.)
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To: YankeeReb
There are 2 issues which the majority of Americans would rally behind, including the independent swing voters: an end to illegal immigration, and an end to "free-traitor" policies which have built up Red China into the most dangerous enemy the U.S. has ever faced. Most Republican candidates have dodged both issues, and Slick RIck was solidly on the wrong side of at least one.

If the Pubbie Party continues to pursue a globalist agenda, it is finished, and so is the nation.

9 posted on 10/04/2011 2:40:59 PM PDT by hellbender
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To: Republican Wildcat
Burnt Texas toast.
10 posted on 10/04/2011 2:48:53 PM PDT by org.whodat (Just another heartless American, hated by Perry and his fellow democrats.)
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Why should my 5th Generation US Citizen niece in Louisiana get in-state tuition in Texas when a perfectly fine illegal alien can get it instead?

LOL. Very simple. There are millions of "Hispanics" in TX who will vote for Slick Rick, while no Louisianans can. Slick Rick is just another hack career politician who was sold to us by the Perrybots as the salvation of conservatism. What a crock.

As his campaign collapses, maybe Rick can ask his old pal Al Gore if he can work for the Global Warming racket. Rick loves those crony capitalist deals.

11 posted on 10/04/2011 2:53:23 PM PDT by hellbender
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To: CSI007

Perry is tied with Cain ya goofball! If Perry drops out Romney will get his votes unless you think the rinos who back Rino amnesty loving slimeball perry who loves Mexico more than America will vote for Cain. It’s obvious Mitt will pick up 10 or more points from Rino perry and probably an endorsement because Perry is such a Rino scumall and he and Perry are exactly the same. When Palin enters she will strip Cain of his votes too leaving Romney with 28 and Rino scum Perry’s 15 plus scumbag newts 10. Right? Do I have that right because only a Rino piece of trash would support Perry who is also a Rino piece of trash.


12 posted on 10/04/2011 2:55:41 PM PDT by normy (Don't take it personally, just take it seriously.)
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To: hellbender

A fifth generation texans pays out of state tuition to go to school I’m Louisiana . I am shocked that mitts comment during the debate pissed so many off. He knows who he is dealing with.


13 posted on 10/04/2011 3:02:37 PM PDT by normy (Don't take it personally, just take it seriously.)
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To: hellbender

Why do people from louisianna hate Americans so much? They charge everyone who went to school in another state out of state tuition. Do they also charge illegals from Texas out of state tuition? By your logic louisianna treats illegals just like texans or Alabamans because they charge them both out of state tuition. You scum, how dare you!


14 posted on 10/04/2011 3:08:45 PM PDT by normy (Don't take it personally, just take it seriously.)
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To: hellbender

Free trade is destroying China, not the other way around. They are done.


15 posted on 10/04/2011 3:10:45 PM PDT by BenKenobi (Honkeys for Herman! 10 percent is enough for God; 9 percent is enough for government)
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To: normy

I don’t think Perry is a rino like you do. But he is certainly beholden to corporations and the like. We need a fresh approach in the executive branch.


16 posted on 10/04/2011 3:22:32 PM PDT by CSI007
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To: CSI007

We don’t need a Jesse ventura. By that I mean someone everyone hates


17 posted on 10/04/2011 3:26:01 PM PDT by normy (Don't take it personally, just take it seriously.)
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To: normy

I will be perfectly happy with a rouge candidate or someone outside the establishment.

A person who wants to be president not because it’s they think its their time but because they see the writing on the wall that we are at the edge of the abyss and about about to fall.


18 posted on 10/04/2011 3:28:58 PM PDT by CSI007
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To: lormand

Maybe because she lives in Louisiana, not Texas.


19 posted on 10/04/2011 3:29:32 PM PDT by GatorGirl (Herman Cain 2012)
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To: CSI007

We have a candidate who is outside the establishment—Herman Cain.

And voila! He continues to lead in Positive Intensity Score!


20 posted on 10/04/2011 3:31:38 PM PDT by GatorGirl (Herman Cain 2012)
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