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Herm Cain, Barack Obama show strong in Iowa GOP straw poll


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Obviously there have been a few chuckles directed at any straw poll that Herman Cain wins. But buried in the same straw poll, there are other nuggets. For example, Jon Huntsman pulled the exact same level of support as Barack Obama. Other bottom scrapers include Rick Santorum and Haley Barbour, both of whom are less than 1% higher in standing that President Obama. Here are the full results, via Dave Weigel.

Herman Cain: 22.0%
Tim Pawlenty: 15.9%
Ron Paul: 15.0%
Sarah Palin: 10.1%
Mitt Romney: 6.5%
Michele Bachmann: 5.6%
Newt Gingrich: 5.3%
Mike Huckabee: 4.6%
Mitch Daniels: 4.5%
Donald Trump: 3.1%
Rick Perry: 1.8%
Haley Barbour: 1.0%
Rick Santorum: 0.5%
Barack Obama: 0.2%
Jon Hunstman: 0.2%

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