Two New National Polls Show Newt Gingrich Surging to 2nd Place in GOP Presidential Nomination Race; Now Only 3-4 Points Behind Leader – 11/11/11
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New Polls – National – 2012 GOP Nomination |
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11/8-10/11 |
Romney |
23 |
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Gingrich |
19 |
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Cain |
17 |
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Paul |
10 |
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Perry |
8 |
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Bachmann |
5 |
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Huntsman |
1 |
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Santorum |
1 |
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11/6-10/11 |
Cain |
18 |
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Romney |
15 |
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Gingrich |
15 |
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Perry |
8 |
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Paul |
5 |
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Bachmann |
4 |
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Santorum |
2 |
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Huntsman |
1 |
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Two new national polls on the GOP Presidential Nomination race show Newt Gingrich continuing to make a strong move up. A new CBS News/New York Times Poll has Gingrich tied for second place with Mitt Romney, and trailing Herman Cain by only 3-points, 18%-15%. In a new Marist/McClatchy survey, Gingrich is in second place behind Mitt Romney, trailing 23%-19%, with Herman Cain in third place at 17%.
In our 21-day average of National Polls, Herman Cain is now clinging to a slim one-point lead over Mitt Romney, 23.6% – 22.6%, with New Gingrich at 13.5%.
Below is a line graph showing the movement of the top three candidates – Romney, Cain, and Gingrich – over the last 21-days of polling, which encompasses data from 11 national polls done between October 21 and November 11:
