As you can see, the task ahead for Perry is enormous. He is at 7% in Iowa and Florida, 4% in South Carolina, 2% in New Hampshire. Here are the main early-voting states ( in voting order): IOWA Gingrich 28 Paul 13 Romney 12 Bachmann 10 Perry 7 Santorum 3 Huntsman – – – NEW HAMPSHIRE Romney 34 Gingrich 24 Paul 14 Huntsman 11 Cain 5 Perry 2 Bachmann 2 Santorum 1 – – – SOUTH CAROLINA Gingrich 38 Romney 15 Cain 13 Perry 7 Paul 4 Bachmann 3 Santorum 2 – – – FLORIDA Gingrich 41 Romney 17 Cain 13 Perry 7 Paul 4 Bachman 3 Huntsman/Santorum – – – CAVEAT: politicalwire.com notes that several of these polls are done by Insider Advangage, whose founder, Matt Towery ran Gingrich’s political operation in the 1990s. The New Hampshire poll is from Rasmussen.
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