2012 Iowa Republican Caucus Iowa: Gingrich 32%, Romney 19%, Cain 13%
Thursday, November 17, 2011 Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich has already picked up steam among _Republican primary voters nationwide_ (http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/elections/election_2012/election_2012_presidential_election/ele ction_2012_republican_presidential_primary) , and now he jumps to the front of the GOP pack among caucus-goers in Iowa. The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey of Likely Iowa Republican caucus-goers shows Gingrich with 32% followed by former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney at 19%. Georgia businessman Herman Cain, who led in Iowa last month, drops to third with 13% of the vote. Texas Congressman Ron Paul draws 10% of the vote in Iowa, while Texas Governor Rick Perry and Minnesota Congresswoman Michele Bachmann each grab six percent (6%). (To see survey question wording, _click here_ (http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/elections/election_2012/election_2012_presidential_electio n/iowa/questions_2012_iowa_republican_caucus_november_15_2011) .) Former Pennsylvania Senator Rick Santorum draws support from five percent (5%) of caucus-goers while former Utah Governor Jon Huntsman picks up two percent (2%). Only one percent (1%) would prefer some other candidate and six percent (6%) more are undecided. This is the first caucus survey conducted entirely after last week's GOP debate on foreign policy. Cain also recently fumbled a _response to the administration's actions in Libya_ (http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1111/68439.html) . -- Centroids: The Center of the Radical Centrist Community <[email protected]> Google Group: http://groups.google.com/group/RadicalCentrism Radical Centrism website and blog: http://RadicalCentrism.org
