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New Poll: Cain tied with Perry for second place

By Charlie Spiering

Published October 4, 2011 4:00am ET

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New Poll: Cain tied with Perry for second place — As Michael Barone wrote Sunday, its time to raise Cain to contender status. Here is how the latest Washington Post / ABC poll stacks up for the GOP candidates. Mitt Romney: 25 Herman Cain: 16 Rick Perry: 16 Ron Paul: 11 Newt Gingrich: 7 Michele Bachman: 7 Rick Santorum: 2 Jon Huntsman: 1 Other: 15

As Michael Barone wrote Sunday, its time to raise Cain to contender status. Here is how the latest Washington Post / ABC poll stacks up for the GOP candidates.

Mitt Romney: 25

Herman Cain: 16

Rick Perry: 16

Ron Paul: 11

Newt Gingrich: 7

Michele Bachman: 7

Rick Santorum: 2

Jon Huntsman: 1

Other: 15