Yeah, but it's steady. No one - not even the other Republican candidates - are really trying to take him out because of it.
The conservative candidates should gang up on him and move him out before it's too late. Rove Inc. has chosen him, so he's still going to be standing in the end, and that gives him unlimited funds, too.
That would boost Cain by about 10% more.
Then, if Cain wins South Caorlina and does well in New Hampshire, I hope Perry will bow out and that will throw another 10+ percent to Cain.
I do not expect Paul to get out any time soon.
So, then you have Cain, Romney, Gingritch and Paul. If Cain wins Florida...Gingritch may get out at that point and the majority of his support (maybe 2/3rds) goes to Cain. At that point, if it goes that way, you are looking at Cain with maybe 55-60%, Romney with 30-35% and Paul with his stanbing 10%.
The Cain train should roll on from there.
But that's a lot of what-ifs and speculation. Let's see what happens in Iowa first.
That said, while Romney is steady, the anti-Romney vote that vacillates among the others is also steady. If two of Romney's prime competitors (Gingrich, Perry, or Cain) dropped, I believe the votes would shift not to Romney but to the one of that trio remaining.
Cain, Gringrich, and Perry are all very likeable candidates. Even though each has his weakness, they are all good candidates that voters could get excited about.
Romney on the other hand is stiff and dull and insincere. In fact, Romney generates about as much excitement as that nice young Mormon missionary riding up to your front door on his bicycle. As clean cut and decent as he may be...you just wish he would go away.
If Romney wins the nomination, our goose is cooked.