Trend where available:
a. best understands the problems of people like you
| 9/1/11 | 7/17/11 | |
| Sarah Palin | 19 | 23 |
| Rick Perry | 17 | 5 |
| Mitt Romney | 13 | 18 |
| Michele Bachmann | 9 | 11 |
| Ron Paul | 8 | 9 |
| Newt Gingrich | 6 | 4 |
| Herman Cain | 3 | 5 |
b. is the closest to you on the issues
| 9/1/11 | 7/17/11 | |
| Rick Perry | 21 | 5 |
| Mitt Romney | 15 | 21 |
| Sarah Palin | 14 | 20 |
| Michele Bachmann | 10 | 10 |
| Ron Paul | 10 | 10 |
| Newt Gingrich | 6 | 5 |
| Herman Cain | 3 | 5 |
On both of these questions, it shows all of the other main candidates either losing ground or remaining static since the last poll, but shows Perry gaining ground like crazy.
Here is one for you with Palin in it:
Most of the gains have come from former Sarah Palin supporters, like me.
And people insist she hasn’t lost momentum.