Posted on 10/10/2011 4:10:29 PM PDT by matthewreporter
Herman Cain has surged into a statistical tie with Mitt Romney in the Republican presidential primary race, and has edged out Rick Perry for second place, according to the latest Gallup poll.
Cain, who until last week was considered a second tier candidate, now sits at the top of the Republican primary field, and 18 percent of Republicans and Republican-leaning independents nationwide say they would vote for him if the primary was held today. Romney holds a narrow lead over Cain with 20 percent of the vote. Rick Perry sits in third with 15 percent.
Perry and Cain have both seen a drastic reversal in fortunes since Gallup last polled the race three weeks ago. Then, Cain was near the bottom of the pack with just 5 percent of the vote, and Perry boasted a seven-point lead over Romney, taking 31 percent of the vote.
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Cain makes me smile!
Well, this will be Cain’s first debate.....hope he doesn’t get nervous and slip up somehow.
Nah—that ain’t gonna happen.......
This is really great news. I look forward to the weeping and gnashing of teeth from the supporters of a certain former front-runner that have realized that offense is the only strategy they have because how in the world do you defend....that?
Obviously, the left-wing pollsters at Gallup are going out of their way to make Romney look bad /sarc
They are ditching him, but Cain needs to keep standing above Perry`s fray with Romney. Putting himself in that mudfight will only pull him down.
This poll might be an outlier — Cain could be doing even better.
But Cain has had a marvellous 2 weeks — the best he could ever have. And he hasn’t managed to take over the field.
In fact, Perry, Romney, and Cain are in a “statistical” 3-way tie for first place in this poll.
So Perry has crashed back down to earth, but Cain hasn’t taken his place, and Romney is just sitting there.
“They ask me why I’m running for president and I tell them—TO BECOME PRESIDENT!!!”
—Herman C
Now that’s class.
I agree. Cain should emphasize that his primary goal is to prevent Obama's reelection, for the good of the country.
Cain is no longer a fringe candidate. He should act presidential, stay positive, and avoid petty squabbles.
Which I expect is exactly what he will do.
Rockin like a Herman Cain!!!
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