Newt Gingrich has rocketed to the top of a fourth national poll, surging past former frontrunner Mitt Romney, according to the Quinnipiac University poll of likely Republican voters released on Tuesday.
Gingrich polled at 26 percent, up 16 percent from the Nov. 2 poll in which he took only 10 percent. Mitt Romney came in second at 22 percent, down from 23 percent in the previous poll.
Herman Cain, who has battled harassment allegations and foreign policy missteps, fell from 30 percent three weeks ago to only 14 percent in the latest poll. Rick Perry and Ron Paul each took six percent, Michele Bachmann four percent, and Rick Santorum and Jon Huntsman took two percent each.
Gingrich also leads Mitt Romney by double-digits in a head-to-head match-up of the candidates, 49 percent to 39 percent.
The former House speaker holds a considerable advantage with Republican voters over perceived knowledge and experience, with 48 percent saying he is more qualified to be president compared to Romney’s 22 percent, 34 percent say Gingrich is a stronger leader compared to Romney’s 24 percent, and 46 percent say Gingrich is more knowledgeable on foreign policy compared to Romney’s 16 percent.
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Knowledge of and experience in foreign policy matters is a moot point if our country defaults economically. Romney is a successful business man. No man was successful in business without knowing how to pick expert advisers and advice. Let Romney in the oval office and foreign policy will be dealt with expertly as well.
shuali -let Mitt be VP. To be a politician you need a whole new set of skills that business ppl simply don’t have. But as a team they can complement each other.
1. You make it sound like Mr Newt hasn’t run a business or made payroll. The one who NEVER ran a business, never had to worry about making payroll, and NEVER held a real job is none other than Barack Hussein Obama mmmmm mmmmm mmmm.
The first step to a recovery is getting BHO out of the way.
Mark I agree
No. 3: What “business” has Newt Gingrich run? Influence peddling? Historical consulting for federal agencies he purports to object to? He has as much business experience as he has in plastic surgery, if you consider how two-faced he is.