Debate performances and gaffes don’t dislodge Georgian from top of new CBS/New York Times poll.
’12 high flier says tally is proof his message “is resonating with the American people.”
Cain: “According to political ‘experts’ I am just a ‘flavor of the week’ and should have faded away by now. The American people are the real experts. They understand that it takes real solutions to move this country forward – not Washington promises.”
Cain 25
Romney 21
Gingrich 10
Paul 8
Perry 6
Bachmann 2
Huntsman 1
Santorum 1
Conducted Oct. 19 — 24, 2011. Margin of error 4 points.
It is unusual for a campaign, let alone a candidate, to publicly revel in one set of poll numbers, but Team Cain plays by its own set of rules. Many members of the Chattering Class assumed that debate scrutiny of 9-9-9 and his series of gaffes would sink Cain. Spend some time on the road with the man and you will see, however, as the song says, there’s something happening out there. It isn’t clear what will/could burst the Cain balloon but it doesn’t appear to have happened yet.
