I wasn’t saying you should give it up, I meant Huntsman and Santorum.
PRINCETON, NJ -- Rick Perry's image is suffering, with his Positive Intensity Score among Republicans familiar with him down to 15, and below 20 for the first time. Meanwhile, Herman Cain's score is now 30, the highest for any candidate this year.
The results are based on Gallup Daily tracking from Sept. 19-Oct. 2. Gallup calculates candidate Positive Intensity Scores as the percentage of strongly favorable opinions minus the percentage of strongly unfavorable opinions of each candidate among Republicans and Republican leaners familiar with the candidate.
The downside movement in Perry's scores follows recent campaign developments, including poor reviews of Perry's performance in the September debates.
Cain's scores reflect his surprising win in the Sept. 24 Florida straw poll. The net result is that Cain has established a wide advantage over any other Republican candidate in Positive Intensity Scores.
Perry (15), Mitt Romney (13), and Newt Gingrich (11) are well behind. Rudy Giuliani (19) and Sarah Palin (13), whom Gallup tracks but who have not made decisions regarding entering the race, would also trail Cain by a considerable margin. Rick Santorum (8), Bachmann (5), Paul (3), and Jon Huntsman (-1) -- have much less positive images among Republicans familiar with them. (Excerpt) Read more at gallup.com ...