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In the Republican race for the presidential nomination, Newt
Gingrich's support continues to slowly grow, and he is now tied with
Mitt Romney for second place, while Herman Cain just edges both of them
out for the top spot. Both Cain and Romney have lost support since late
October. In a new CBS News Poll, 61 percent of Republican
primary voters say the sexual harassment accusations against Cain won't
make any difference in their vote, but 30 percent say the charges make
them less likely to back him, and that rises to 38 percent among women.
Cain has lost support among women since last month - from 28 percent in
October to 15 percent now. He has lost ground with conservatives and Tea
Party supporters as well.http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-503544_162-57322894-503544/poll-cain-tops-3-way-race-with-romney-gingrich/
But the race could still change; seven in 10 Republican primary voters
say it is still too early to say for sure which candidate they will
support. The field of Republican candidates now has
three candidates within striking distance of each other at the top of
the list: with 18 percent, Herman Cain is in the top spot, followed by
Mitt Romney and Newt Gingrich with 15% each. Support for both Cain and
Romney has declined since late last month, and Gingrich is the only one
of the top three whose support is steadily - if slowly - on the upswing.




Cain
has lost support among women since late October. Then, he led among
women, garnering 28 percent of their support. Now, his support among
women is just 15 percent. He has also lost ground with conservatives,
from 30 percent to 23 percent now. And there has been some movement
among Tea Party supporters as well; their support for Cain has declined
from 32 percent to 19 percent. Romney has lost support among men, while
Gingrich's support among that group has increased eight points.Six in 10 Republican primary voters say the charges of sexual
harassment against Cain make no difference to their vote. Still, 30
percent say the charges make them less likely to support him.


Of
self-identified Tea Party supporters 71 percent say the allegations
make no difference, as do 67 percent of conservatives. This poll was
being conducted as new, and more specific, allegations arose against
Cain. Among women, 38 percent say they are less likely to
support Cain because of the allegations against him. Fifty-seven
percent say that will make no difference in their vote. Just 23 percent
of men say they are less likely to vote for Cain because of the
harassment allegations.Voters,
overall, are following the story. Most say they have heard something
about the harassment allegations, including 59 percent of Republican
primary voters who have heard a lot. Among Republican voters who have heard or read a lot about it, a majority still says the allegations won't impact their vote.