After setting a new personal best in the CHQ Presidential Straw Poll last week, Newt Gingrich fell 11 percent, barely edging out Herman Cain, who also continued his slide for the third week in a row. Yet, at the top, Ron Paul jumped by 15 percent over last week, proving again that the grassroots are demanding a call for genuine fiscal discipline, and not just empty rhetoric. Here is the full breakdown of last week's CHQ Presidential Straw Poll:
1. Ron Paul (56 percent; up 15 percent)
2. Newt Gingrich (14 percent; down 11 percent)
3. Herman Cain (13 percent; down 5 percent)
4. Michele Bachmann (6 percent; no change)
5. Rick Perry (4 percent; no change)
6. Mitt Romney (3 percent; up 1 percent)
7. Gary Johnson (2 percent; up 1 percent)
8. Rick Santorum (1 percent; no change)
9. Other (0 percent; down 1 percent)
9. Jon Huntsman (0 percent; no change).
