Herman Cain Leads Latest Zogby Poll - Newt Gingrich Flames Out

Herman Cain

Polls numbers come and go and so do candidates as we have learned with Mike Huckabee, Mitch Daniels, Donald Trump ("ego may change his mind") dropping out of the 2012 race. The latest IBOPE Zogby Interactive poll on May 20-23 reveals some startling numbers. Herman Cain, a businessman and radio talk show host who drew attention at the first party Presidential debate early this month, as the choice of 19% of GOP primary voters. This is up from 17% and bumped Chris Christy who has repeatedly said he is not a candidate and will remain as New Jersey Governor.

Herman Cain is continuing to build a solid grassroots campaign. While the news pundits, even those on Fox News, seek to dismiss Herman Cain, the voters are not. There is lots of time for him to develop name recognition. As a non-politician he would be a true citizen's president.

The surprised fall in the Zogby polls this week is Newt Gingrich. He has flamed out quickly and fallen to the bottom of the pack with 3% among likely Republican primary voters. That’s down more than 50% from his last poll showing. Pollster John Zogby has indicated in discussion about the poll that it would be nearly impossible for Newt Gingrich to make a comeback. Gingrich was tied with Rick Santorum at 3%, and ahead of only Fred Karger, John Huntsman Jr., and Gary Johnson. Gingrich also had the highest unfavorable number with 17% of Republicans saying they would never vote for Newt.

With 13 possible GOP presidential candidates in 2012, even with some of them not being in the race or have said they are out of the race, the respondents chose eight Republicans ahead of Gingrich: Herman Cain (19%), Chris Christie (16%), Mitt Romney (11%), Ron Paul (9%), Sarah Palin (6%), Michele Bachmann (5%), Tim Pawlenty (4%), and Mitch Daniels (4%).

Herman Cain and former Gov. Tim Pawlenty only had an unfavorable rating of 1% as compared to Newt's 17%. Newt has always been good with new ideas and liked to quote history. It appears he is finding out that Republicans have long memories and remember his personal history and would rather he stick with generating ideas and proposing solutions that others would be more apt at deciding which ones to pursue.

As for the TEA Party supporters, Cain lead there as well gleaning 25% of the vote, Romney and Ron Paul get 9% and Saran Palin is next at 8%. Eleven percent of these Tea Party supporters say they would never vote for Romney, but that is less than the 18% who say that about Paul and the 19% who rule out voting for Gingrich.

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