A new Public Policy Polling survey shows Newt Gingrich taking the lead in the GOP presidential race.
Gingrich leads with 28%, followed by Herman Cain at 25% and Mitt Romney at 18%.
The rest of the field: Rick Perry at 6%, Michele Bachmann and Ron Paul at 5%, Jon Huntsman at 3%, and Gary Johnson and Rick Santorum each at 1%.
Key findings: “Gingrich’s lead caps an amazing comeback he’s made over the last 5
months. In June his favorability nationally with Republican voters
plummeted all the way to 36/49. Now he’s at 68/23, representing a 58
point improvement in his spread since then. As recently as August
Gingrich was mired in single digits at 7%, and even in September he was
at just 10%. He’s climbed 18 points in less than 2 months.”
