A new CNN national poll has Cain falling to 3rd and Newt rising to a close second, just 2 points behind Romney (via Byron York):
A new CNN poll shows that former frontrunner Herman Cain has fallen to third place in the Republican presidential race. According to the survey, Mitt Romney remains in the lead, although just barely, with 24 percent support. Newt Gingrich is in second place, with 22 percent, and Cain is third, with 14 percent. The Georgia businessman is barely ahead of Texas Gov. Rick Perry, who is in fourth place with 12 percent.
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