Herman Cain

Tampa, Fla.
Fewer than 24 hours before polls open for the Republican primary, Newt Gingrich was joined by Herman Cain and Michael Reagan for a relatively small campaign rally.

The Villages, Fla.
At a rally Sunday afternoon in this planned retirement and golfing community, Newt Gingrich drew a line in the sand trap. “I am, in fact, the legitimate heir of the Reagan movement,” Gingrich said. “Not some liberal from Massachusetts.” 

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A new poll from Gallup today finds that a majority of Republicans and Republican-leaning independents find Newt Gingrich and Mitt Romney "acceptable" nominees for the GOP. For Gingrich, 62 percent of those polled said the former House speaker was an acceptable Republican nominee, while 54 percent said the same for Romney. The remaining six Republicans, including former candidate Herman Cain, were deemed "not acceptable" candidates for the party's nomination.

Herman Cain, the Georgia businessman, announced at an event in Atlanta on Saturday that he is suspending his presidential campaign. From the New York Times:

Jake Tapper: "Gingrich Tells ABC News: ‘I’m Going to Be The Nominee’"

GOP.com: "One Year Ago, Obama’s Fiscal Commission Finished Their Work And Obama Has Spent The Time Since Pretending It Never Exisited" 

A new national poll of likely Republican primary voters from Rasmussen Reports shows Newt Gingrich with a 21-point lead over Mitt Romney. According to Rasmussen, this is the largest lead held by any GOP candidate this cycle.

Rep. Allen West, a Tea Party favorite from Florida, tells radio station WMAL that Herman Cain is a "distracter":

Republican Presidential candidate Herman Cain has become a distraction in the race, says GOP Congressman Allen West.

Bluffton, S.C.
Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich called plans to sequester $600 billion from the defense budget “totally destructive” and “very dangerous to the survival of the country.” The cuts, scheduled to begin in 2013, will automatically occur because of the supercommittee’s inability to cut $1.2 trillion over the next ten years from the federal budget.

Robert Costa reports that Herman Cain is reassessing whether he'll continue his presidential campaign after a woman yesterday alleged having a 13-year long affair with the businessman:

New York Times: "The Deficit Deal That Wasn’t: Hopes Are Dashed"

USA Today: "Poll: 'Occupy' movement fails to capture Americans' interest"

A new poll shows that, over the past month, Mitt Romney’s lead over Newt Gingrich in New Hampshire has shrunk from 35 points to 2. A month ago, a Magellan Strategies poll (a Republican poll) showed that Romney had the support of 41 percent of potential Republican primary voters in the Granite State, while Gingrich had 6 percent support. Now, the poll shows that 29 percent of respondents favor Romney, while 27 percent favor Gingrich.