Texas Governor Rick Perry has considerable work to do in Iowa, the poll shows, if he wants to regain his standing in the race. Perry has support from 7 percent of likely caucus-goers in the poll, trailing Representative Ron Paul of Texas at 12 percent. Besides Cain and Romney [who have 23 and 22 percent support respectively], Paul was the only other Republican candidate to exceed 10 percent.
Representative Michele Bachmann of Minnesota recorded 8 percent support in the poll, virtually tied with 7 percent for former House Speaker Newt Gingrich of Georgia.
Former Senator Rick Santorum of Pennsylvania, who has spent more time in Iowa than any other candidate, stood at 5 percent. Former Utah Governor John Huntsman Jr., who is not actively competing in Iowa, found support among 1 percent.
Perry, 61, led national polls in the Republican race just five weeks ago. Since then, his standing in surveys has dropped by as much as 20 percentage points, after debate performances he acknowledged were mediocre and as Cain gained ground.
The poll was conducted Oct. 23-26 and has a margin of error of plus or minus 4.9 percentage points.
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http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-10-30/cain-ties-romney-in-statistical-lead-in-poll-of-republican-voters-in-iowa.html
