It’s been an ever-changing picture in Iowa over the last month or so in Iowa. Now that businessman Herman Cain has fallen in the polls, it’s former House Speaker Newt Gingrich’s time in the first caucus state. Gingrich leads by double digits in a new poll of “likely caucus participants” from Rasmussen, toping the field with 32 percent, former Mass Gov. Mitt Romney second with 19, and Cain now at 13.
While the top three candidates’ support numbers are similar to what they were in October, the candidates themselves have changed. At that point, Cain was on top with 28%, Romney picked up 21% and Paul came in third with 10%. Gingrich only drew nine percent (9%) support at that time, still slightly below where Cain is now…Just after Perry officially entered the GOP race, he led Iowa in September with 29% of the vote while Bachmann was second with 18%. In August, Bachmann and Romney were essentially tied for the lead with Perry in fourth place.
