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Herman Cain and Mitt Romney top The Des Moines Register’s new Iowa Poll, with the retired pizza executive edging the former Massachusetts governor 23 percent to 22 percent in the race for the Republican presidential nomination.
Cain has surged 13 percentage points since the first Iowa Poll of the caucus cycle, conducted in late June. His rise has come despite spending little time in Iowa recently, campaigning here just once since the Aug. 13 Iowa straw poll, where he placed fifth.
Likewise, Romney has campaigned in Iowa just three times this year, but he retains a core network of supporters from his near-constant presence in the state during his first presidential bid four years ago.
In the new poll, Congressman Ron Paul of Texas is the only other candidate in double digits, in third place with 12 percent.
The Iowa caucuses are scheduled for Jan. 3. The Iowa Poll, a Register exclusive since 1943, is a much-watched indicator of how candidates are faring in the nation’s leadoff caucus state.
Minnesota Congresswoman Michele Bachmann, winner of the Iowa straw poll, has seen her popularity wane. In the June Iowa Poll, she enjoyed support of 22 percent of respondents, trailing poll leader Romney by a single percentage point. She has dropped to 8 percent and fourth place in the new poll.
Texas Gov. Rick Perry was not yet a candidate when the June poll was conducted. But he soared to the top of national polls when he entered the race in August. However, after a string of much-criticized debate performances, his star dimmed nationally. He’s at 7 percent in the new Iowa Poll, tied with former U.S. House Speaker Newt Gingrich for fifth place.
Former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum has spent more time in Iowa than any other candidate, visiting more than 70 of Iowa’s 99 counties. But at 5 percent support, he continues to lag most of the field.
Former Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman, who is not campaigning in Iowa, gets 1 percent.
The Iowa Poll was conducted Oct. 23 to 26 for The Des Moines Register by Selzer & Co. of Des Moines. The poll is based on telephone interviews with 400 likely Republican caucusgoers. The margin of error is plus or minus 4.9 percentage points.
Read complete poll results in Sunday’s Des Moines Register and at DesMoinesRegister.com
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