PPP; Perry by 13 Percent

Confirming the results of the Gallup poll just posted earlier today, Public Policy Polling (PPP) finds Rick Perry leading the GOP field with 33 percent of voters. Romney comes in second with 20 percent followed by Bachmann at 16 percent. None of the other candidates break into double digits. When Sarah Palin is included in the poll the results are: Perry 27%, Romney 17%, Palin 13%, and Bachmann 10%. Compared to last month's poll Bachmann is down 5%, Romney is even and Perry is up 21%. In a two way match up Perry beats Romney 52-36 and Bachmann 56-26.

“There have been a lot of flavors of the month in the Republican Presidential race and it’s possible that Rick Perry is just another of those,” said Dean Debnam, President of Public Policy Polling. “But his support right now is stronger than Michele Bachmann or Herman Cain or Donald Trump or Mike Huckabee’s ever was which suggests he should have more staying power.”