TSC: Cain, Romney lead in Simon Poll of Illinois Republicans

Texas Governor Rick Perry continues to fall behind in the polls. While many national-level GOP polls have Perry in third or fourth place, the Texas Governor is finishing further behind in the latest state-level GOP polls. In a recent Paul Simon Public Policy Institute/SIU poll of likely Republican voters in the Illinois primary, Perry finished in fourth place with 7.2 percent of the votes. […]

In the Simon Poll, Cain earned first place with 23.4 percent of the votes. Romney took second place with 20.6 percent of the votes and former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, whose campaign has experience a recent surge in momentum, finished in third place with 7.5 percent of the votes. Texas Congressman Ron Paul finished in fifth place with 6.6 percent of the votes.

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