Republican presidential candidates former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney and businessman Herman Cain pose before a Republican presidential debate at Oakland University in Auburn Hills, Michigan.
As we do each Friday we’re providing the latest update on the polling numbers of the Republican candidates for President. The latest two results reveal that former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich’s “support continues to slowly grow,” according to CBS News with Gingrich’s numbers moving out of single digits and into the top three GOP candidates.
Today’s CBS Poll finds that among Republican primary voters Gingrich tied with former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney at 15%, slightly behind businessman Herman Cain who garnered18%.
Governor Rick Perry was next with 8%, Rep. Ron Paul with 5%, Rep. Michele Bachmann with 4%, former Senator Rick Santorum at 2%, and former Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman at 1%
On the other hand “seven in 10 Republican primary voters say it is still too early to say for sure which candidate they will support”—this less than two months before the Iowa caucuses.
The poll was conducted by telephone from November 6-10, among 1,182 adults nationwide.
But a new McClatchy-Marist poll released today found Romney retaking the lead, Cain falling to third, with Gingrich now in second place.
“Clearly this race has taken yet another dramatic turn. The top tier has gotten more crowded,” said Lee M. Miringoff, director of the Marist Institute for Public Opinion at Marist College, which conducted the poll.
Romney led with 23%, followed by Gingrich at 19%, and Cain at 17%. The were followed by Paul (10), Perry (8%) Bachmann (5%), and Santorum and Huntsman (each with 1%). Seventeen percent were undecided.
“Asked to rank what they’re looking for in a candidate, 33 percent said values, 27 percent said experience, 23 percent said agreement on the issues, and 13 percent said electability,” according to reporter Steven Thomma.
The survey of 347 Republicans and Republican-leaning independents was conducted Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday.
But again there was solid evidence most Republican primary voters have not permanently settled in on their favorites. “[J]ust 30 percent of those supporting a candidate say they are firmly committed,” according to Thomma. “That’s the same as it was in September, and suggests that voters could swing before the voting starts in Iowa on January.”
Miringoff concluded, “They’re no more firmly committed to the overall field than they were in September.”
Your feedback is very important to improving National Right to Life News Today. Please send your comments to daveandrusko@gmail.com. If you like, join those who are following me on Twitter at http://twitter.com/daveha