CBS Poll: GOP primary is now a 3-way race between Cain, Romney and Gingrich

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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.

http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-503544_162-57322894-503544/poll-cain-tops-3-way-race-with-romney-gingrich/

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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.

http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-503544_162-57322894-503544/poll-cain-tops-3-way-race-with-romney-gingrich/

Was it only a few months ago that Newt was "an embarrassment to the GOP"? The times they are a changing.

http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/310568-iowa-gop-voter-to-gingrich-youre-an-embarrassment/page__view__findpost__p__4672648__hl__gingrich__fromsearch__1

[Mr. Big Dog 10,747]

GOP primary is now a 3-way

A conservative ménage à trois?

[Trompe le Monde 1,107]

Was it only a few months ago that Newt was "an embarrassment to the GOP"? The times they are a changing.

http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/310568-iowa-gop-voter-to-gingrich-youre-an-embarrassment/page__view__findpost__p__4672648__hl__gingrich__fromsearch__1

Or the rest of the field is an embarrassment to the GOP, and Newt looks good by comparison

[Gary and Alla 3,694]

So which one of your threads is correct? This one or...

This one?

http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/338221-poll-romney-retakes-lead-in-gop-race-gingrich-moves-to-second/

what does it say when all the dems move off to thread to be alone and talk about which Repub they will vote for?

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So which one of your threads is correct? This one or...

This one?

http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/338221-poll-romney-retakes-lead-in-gop-race-gingrich-moves-to-second/

what does it say when all the dems move off to thread to be alone and talk about which Repub they will vote for?

Polling is imperfect. But you know that.

[Gary and Alla 3,694]

Polling is imperfect. But you know that.

Which is why I do not waste my life posting this trash.

[Trompe le Monde 1,107]

Which is why I do not waste my life posting this trash.

No, only posting responses to the trash. A much better waste of time

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No, only posting responses to the trash. A much better waste of time

The margin of error on the McClatchy poll AJ posted was right in his OP:

WASHINGTON — The Republican presidential race is being shaken up again, with Mitt Romney retaking the lead, Newt Gingrich surging into second place, and Herman Cain dropping to third place, according to a new McClatchy-Marist poll released Friday.

The survey of 347 Republicans and Republican-leaning independents was conducted Tuesday-Thursday and had a margin of error of plus or minus 5.5 percentage points.

http://www.mcclatchydc.com/2011/11/11/130058/poll-romney-retakes-lead-in-gop.html

The margin of error on the CBS Poll he posted can be found easily by going to the link AJ included in his OP:

The error due to sampling for results based on the entire sample could be plus or minus three percentage points. The margin of error for the sample of registered voters could be plus or minus three points and five points for the sample of Republican primary voters. The error for subgroups may be higher. This poll release conforms to the Standards of Disclosure of the National Council on Public Polls.

Surprise, surprise. Polling has a margin of error. Who knew.