Posted on 12/13/2011 1:56:35 PM PST by smoothsailing
December 13, 2011
Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich continues to hold a strong lead in Iowa, according to a new poll released Tuesday. Meanwhile, Texas Gov. Rick Perry has moved into third place ahead of former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney.
Gingrich leads the field with 27 percent support while Texas Rep. Ron Paul comes in second with 17 percent (up from 13 percent in an Insider Advantage poll released in late November). Perry has 13 percent, up from 7 percent in the November poll, and Romney has 12 percent.
Minnesota Rep. Michele Bachmann has 10 percent, former Pennsylvania Gov. Rick Santorum garners 7 percent support, and former Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman rounds out the field with 4 percent support.
The poll comes on the heels of Saturday night's debate in Des Moines, where Gingrich fended off numerous attacks from his rivals, and Romney came under fire for offering Perry a $10,000 bet.
Perry, who rocketed to the top of the field after his entrance in August but plummeted in the polls in the wake of several poor debate performances, has seen his numbers rise in Iowa as he blankets the state's airwaves with ads highlighting his faith and his anti-Washington credentials.
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I wish!
Well he’s certainly moving in the right direction! Go Perry!
Oh yes!!!
“The Paulbots are likely to mobilize a lot of their units’...”
And they are a testy hot heated, strong arm, group of college kids. Had trouble with them in Texas in 2008 at precinct conventions, county conventions, state convention.
Perry has been the most consistent conservative and his executive experience as Governor of Texas makes him the most qualified!
I missed the Hannity interview so thank you for those details.
Yes, Perry’s debate performance began to improve when he was able to run again!
Exercise is good for the body, mind & spirit!
I have no idea if Shep is sick but I also noticed that he looks pale and drawn. And I think he’s lost a lot of weight!
Good news..looks like Perry is getting much of Cain’s support..
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That makes sense since Perry is a Washington outsider like Cain. I also think that many are giving the Governor a second look and they like what he proposes and what he’s done in Texas.
Maybe many are realizing what Ben Franklin said: “Well done is better than well said!”
If the primary race boils down to Newt and Perry... it’d be the first time since I started voting that I would have the problem of choosing between two decent candidates.
I’ve voted in primaries where one candidate was good and the rest were bad... and I’ve voted in primaries where I didn’t like any of the choices; but never in a primary where there were two choices that I viewed positively.
Perry for his actions and his record... and Newt for his ideas. I still want Perry, because a record is proof that what he says *IS* what he does (or tries to do). Whereas ideas, well, ideas still have to be translated into *ACTION*.
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