; Texan Is New Front-Runner Among Gop Presidential Hopefuls

The Washington Times › August 25, 2011

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Unsatisfied Republicans who have flitted from Donald Trump to Herman Cain to Rep. Michele Bachmann this presidential-nomination season may have found their man in Rick Perry: The Texas governor, in the race less than two weeks, holds double-digit leads in two national polls released Wednesday.

Gallup reports Mr. Perry is the choice of 29 percent of Republicans and Republican-leaning independents, 12 points ahead of Mitt Romney at 17 percent, Rep. Ron Paul at 13, and Mrs. Bachmann at 10.

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; Texan Is New Front-Runner Among Gop Presidential Hopefuls

Mr. Perry has an even bigger 13-point advantage in a Public Policy Polling survey released Wednesday. In that poll, Mr. Perry is the choice of 33 percent of ...

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