Herman Cain Support Swells as He Wins the Michigan Debate

The Republican Presidential debate show was back on CNBC in Michigan after a three week hiatus following the Vegas episode. And if you thought the last week was going to be a bye week for Herman Cain, you'd be wrong.

Herman Cain continues to rack up new supporters on Facebook. If anything the Cain wave has swelled in the last 10 days. It now is coming down to a three way race for new support between Herman Cain, Mitt Romney, and Ron Paul.

Candidate	Wed 10/19 Noon	Thu 11/10 Noon	Pickup
Herman Cain	289,490	362,749	73,259
Mitt Romney	1,137,760	1,171,532	33,772
Ron Paul	552,264	578,427	26,163
Newt Gingrich	154,081	163,762	9,681
Gary Johnson	139,921	142,816	2,895
Rick Perry	167,513	170,178	2,665
Jon Huntsman	20,628	22,418	1,790
Rick Santorum	30,550	31,819	1,269
Michele Bachmann	459,979	459,167	-812

Rick Perry committed the big gaffe in last night's debate. It will be interesting to see what happens with his support in the next week going into the next debate in Iowa on C-Span on Saturday, November 19. Perry support may go into Bachmann territory.



Update: There is a debate this Saturday, November 12 in Spartanburg, South Carolina. So a whole week won't be necessary to test the Perry weakness.