New Poll Shows Herman Cain at the Top of Republican Candidates for a Win in the GOP Primary

New Harris Poll data shows Cain leading over Romney with Republicans

New Harris Poll data shows Herman Cain leading over Romney with Republicans

According to the results of The Harris Poll, about 20 percent of Republicans say that they would vote for Herman Cain in the GOP primary election. The new numbers put Cain only about 2 percent ahead of Mitt Romney resonated with 18 percent of those polled.

The poll was based on an online survey from October 10th – 17th , and consisted of some 2,463 adults who took part.

While the numbers between Romney and Cain are really too close to call and within the margin of error, the pair do appear to be firmly seated as the ones to beat. According to the results, the next closest candidate was Rick Perry at 11%.

The complete results of the Harris Poll are as follows: “Among Republicans, one in five (20%) would vote for Godfather Pizza CEO Herman Cain in the GOP primary while 18% would vote for former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney and 11% would vote for Texas Governor Rick Perry. Other candidates are all under 10% including Newt Gingrich (7%), Michele Bachman (4%), Ron Paul (4%), Jon Huntsman (1%), and Rick Santorum (1%). One-third of Republicans (32%), however, are still not at all sure who they would vote for in the Republican primary.”

SOURCE Harris Interactive

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