President 2012 GOP Poll Watch: Cain 27% Vs. Romney 23% Vs. Perry 16%

According to the latest NBC News/Wall Street Journal Poll.

Fueled by Tea Party supporters, conservatives and high-interest GOP primary voters, former Godfather’s Pizza CEO Herman Cain now leads the race for the Republican presidential nomination, according to the latest NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll.

And in yet another sign of how volatile the Republican race has been with less than three months until the first nominating contests, the onetime frontrunner, Texas Gov. Rick Perry, has plummeted to third place, dropping more than 20 percentage points since late August.

“Cain is the leader … That’s the story,” said Democratic pollster Peter D. Hart, who conducted this survey with Republican pollster Bill McInturff.

The race remains fluid, and Romney really has not started to run any negative ads against Cain. I suppose Romney is really hoping though that Michele Bachmann does not withdraw before the Iowa Caucuses.