New National Poll Finds Herman Cain Leading GOP Presidential Race – 10/5/11

A new national poll from NewsMax / Insider Advantage shows Herman Cain now leading the GOP Presidential race. Cain has moved slightly ahead of Mitt Romney in the poll, 26%-24%, with Rick Perry falling to third at 14%:

NEWSMAX: A Newsmax/InsiderAdvantage poll shows businessman and radio talk host Herman Cain now leading former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney among likely GOP primary voters in the fight for the 2012 Republican nomination.

The exclusive poll, taken in the past 24 hours, shows Cain vaulting Romney 26 percent to 24 percent. The poll has a margin of error of 4.4 percent.

Several other polls show similar results, establishing Cain as the new grass-roots front-runner deadlocked with Romney, the establishment Republican choice. . . .

The national Newsmax-InsiderAdvantage poll was based on interviews with 477 likely Republican primary voters. Perry trailed Cain and Romney with 14 percent; and former House Speaker Newt Gingrich continued his steady climb, placing fourth with 8.5 percent of the vote. Texas Rep. Ron Paul had 7.1 percent of the vote, while Minnesota Rep. Michele Bachmann continues to struggle, with 3.7 percent. . . . Read More

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