Gingrich Leads in New Poll

As Herman Cain flubbed a question on Libya, Newt Gingrich surged ahead in the polls. Gingrich leads the GOP field in a new survey by Public Policy Polling, which shows him at 28 percent versus 25 percent for Cain. A separate CNN poll showed Gingrich within the margin of error, trailing Romney’s 24 percent with 22 percent. The Daily Beast’s Michael Tomasky writes that Gingrich is just the latest to benefit from the GOP’s endless quest for a candidate more right wing than Newt.

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