Businessman Herman Cain and former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney are running nearly even atop the field of 2012 GOP presidential hopefuls, a new Washington Post-ABC News poll shows, with most Republicans dismissing the harassment allegations that over the past week have roiled Cain’s campaign.
The poll was conducted Oct. 31 through Nov. 3, starting the evening after Politico first reported the harassment allegations.
Nearly a quarter of all Republicans and GOP-leaning independents now back Cain as the party’s nominee, his best showing in Post-ABC polls this year, and up significantly from early October. At 23 percent nationally, Cain is neck-and-neck with Romney (24 percent) atop the GOP field.
This agrees with the results of the latest Iowa Poll, which were gathered Oct. 23-29 and released Saturday nigh. The latest Iowa Poll gave them (Cain) 23 percent and (Romney) 22 percent of the vote respectively
The Iowa Poll, conducted for the Des Moines Register newspaper since 1943, is an important indicator of how the candidates are doing in a state that holds the Republican Party’s first event in the selection process (Jan. 3). Doing well there can give a significant boost to a campaign headed for early primary elections in New Hampshire (Jan. 10), South Carolina (Jan. 21), and Florida (Jan. 31).
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The poll was conducted Oct. 31 through Nov. 3, starting the evening after Politico first reported the harassment allegations.
Nearly a quarter of all Republicans and GOP-leaning independents now back Cain as the party’s nominee, his best showing in Post-ABC polls this year, and up significantly from early October. At 23 percent nationally, Cain is neck-and-neck with Romney (24 percent) atop the GOP field.
This agrees with the results of the latest Iowa Poll, which were gathered Oct. 23-29 and released Saturday nigh. The latest Iowa Poll gave them (Cain) 23 percent and (Romney) 22 percent of the vote respectively
The Iowa Poll, conducted for the Des Moines Register newspaper since 1943, is an important indicator of how the candidates are doing in a state that holds the Republican Party’s first event in the selection process (Jan. 3). Doing well there can give a significant boost to a campaign headed for early primary elections in New Hampshire (Jan. 10), South Carolina (Jan. 21), and Florida (Jan. 31).
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