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Last month Herman Cain set a record
with the largest vote percentage in
the history of the Townhall Straw
Poll. This month, Newt Gingrich
shattered that record with 52% of
the vote - up an astonishing 29.4
points since last month! Gingrich
has come a long way since July when
he was polling at 1.4%. The former
Speaker of the House goes into the
upcoming
Townhall GOP National Primary
with significant momentum
Herman Cain had a tough month as he
faced another accusation of sexual
impropriety. As he reevaluates his
campaign viability, he has clearly
taken a major hit in the polls.
Considering he has already bounced
back after being left for dead in
the polls only a few short months
ago, who knows how he will end up if
he chooses to continue his campaign.
Even after all that, he still took
in a respectable 22.8% for 2nd
place.
Ron Paul continues to slide,
finishing at 11.9%. This was his
lowest total since January when he
took in 11.5%.
Mitt Romney remained steady,
finishing with 4.8% of the vote. He
has never seemed to gain any
traction throughout the polling but
hasn't completely bottomed out
either.
The Texas star of Rick Perry has
clearly faded. He took in an abysmal
3.8%, falling a long way from
September when he captured 31.9% and
the victory for the month.
Michele Bachmann, Rick Santorum, and
Jon Huntsman continue to be
non-factors in the poll. In the case
of Santorum and Huntsman,
"undecided/someone else" beat them
out. Bachmann finished with 2.2%.
Her high water mark was 13.6% in
July. |
