Previous Zogby IBOPE polls have had Michelle Bachmann leading with 39% as well as Ron Paul leading with 35% (and John Huntsman Jr. trailing Paul at 30%). How are they doing today?
There's no doubt Cain is the current "flavor of the week" (as Perry, Bachman and even Trump have been before him) but can he sustain his poll numbers? Personally, I think he's peaked. Perry is currently raising mountains of cash. He'll be back (hopefully he spent some of this $$$ on debate coaching).
“There’s no doubt Cain is the current “flavor of the week” (as Perry, Bachman and even Trump have been before him) but can he sustain his poll numbers? Personally, I think he’s peaked. Perry is currently raising mountains of cash. He’ll be back (hopefully he spent some of this $$$ on debate coaching).”
It’s hard to erase first impressions and for Perry that simply will not be an easy image to build on. Money helps but as the old song goes, it “Can’t Buy (You) Love” when the first three “dates” (debates) have gotten worse and not better. This poll is certainly an outlier when compared to individual state polls but clearly shows a trend that started with a bang in Florida. Cain, of course, becomes Target #1 from the other hopefuls but I am reasonably confident that when the dust settle Perry will be down and close to out and Cain will have solidified a two-way contest with Romney.