Poll: Cain tops 3-way race with Romney, Gingrich

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Source: CBS News

In the Republican race for the presidential nomination, Newt Gingrich's support continues to slowly grow, and he is now tied with Mitt Romney for second place, while Herman Cain just edges both of them out for the top spot. Both Cain and Romney have lost support since late October.

In a new CBS News Poll, 61 percent of Republican primary voters say the sexual harassment accusations against Cain won't make any difference in their vote, but 30 percent say the charges make them less likely to back him, and that rises to 38 percent among women. Cain has lost support among women since last month - from 28 percent in October to 15 percent now. He has lost ground with conservatives and Tea Party supporters as well.

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Cain has lost support among women since late October. Then, he led among women, garnering 28 percent of their support. Now, his support among women is just 15 percent. He has also lost ground with conservatives, from 30 percent to 23 percent now. And there has been some movement among Tea Party supporters as well; their support for Cain has declined from 32 percent to 19 percent. Romney has lost support among men, while Gingrich's support among that group has increased eight points.

Read more: http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-503544_162-57322894-503544/poll-cain-tops-3-way-race-with-romney-gingrich/

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[Ian David]

1. 61% of Republican Primary voters approve of sexual assault. n/t

[muriel_volestrangler]

3. Not necessarily - those who had already decided they'd never vote for him

would say 'makes no difference to my vote', but could still disapprove.

[BootinUp]

2. They should list it in the proper order:

1. Cain the Harrasser
2. Undecided Don't Know
3. Tie between Romney/Gingrich/Someone Else
4. Perry
etc.

[Kingofalldems]

4. Fat Cat repubs have to be in a state of panic on this one

[hay rick]

6. Or not.

Obama may not be their first choice, but he has proven himself acceptable to them.

[mysuzuki2]

5. What's this? A three-way with Cain, Romney and Gingrich?

Oh wait, you mean a three way race for the repub nomination? Never mind then.

[Gamow]

7. 'Someone else' and 'dunno' are really competitive too. nt

[opihimoimoi]

8. Its ass backwards....the Smartest on the Bottom...and the Dumbest on the TOP??? WTF???

[Raschel]

9. Grandpa Cain has filled Palin's spot. Insult, insult, no substance.

[No Elephants]

10. Santorum (google Santorum substance) is ahead of Huntman?

And the not so bright pervert leads? That settles it. Rethugs are all nuts.

[SpiralHawk]

11. The KochCain candidate has literaly groped his way to the top

nice to have Billionaire Puppetmasters jerking the strings for you...nice also when your RepubliBagger base doesn't give a shit about your cesspool values and actions.

[joshcryer]

12. I remember when Newt was at the top of the comedy reels.

Talking about how he was already out of the race and so on.

Quite an interesting race to follow.

[Douglas Carpenter]

13. it seems likely that the Cain vote would split much more toward Gingrich than toward Romney

once it becomes apparent that Cain is not an actual contender. It would also seem likely that the Perry, Bachmann and Santorum (pardon my vulgarity) vote would split much more toward Gingrich as well.