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So today marks the day Herman Cain "suspended" his campaign.
Suspension allows him to continue raising campaign funds and use them.
If he "quit" the race, he would lose control of $ already contributed.

So now, we have a new field in this derby. Gingrich, Paul, and Romney,
in that order, among likely caucus members in Iowa.
So the question being asked now is:

Huffington Post
Stewart J. Lawrence
12/2/11

Could a Late Jon Huntsman Surge Spell the End of Mitt Romney?

Former Utah governor Jon Huntsman is the most "moderate" Republican candidate running for the presidency.

In fact, until recently, with first Michele Bachmann, then Rick Perry, and more recently, Herman Cain
-- to say nothing of Sarah Palin -- hogging the limelight,
Huntsman's quirky and at times bizarre campaign wasn't gaining him much attention.
His poll numbers seemed to hover between 2% and oblivion.
Many voters came away from his town halls and "meet-and-greets" impressed
with his calm and folksy manner, but hardly anyone claimed they'd actually cast a ballot for him.

But take a look at the latest polls coming out of New Hampshire.
After months of barely registering there or anywhere else,
Huntsman's suddenly broken into double-digits.

At 11%, he's nearly tied with libertarian stalwart Ron Paul for third place
behind Mitt Romney, whose candidacy has largely stalled,
and Newt Gingrich, who's surging just about everywhere,
sending the Romney campaign into panic mode
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Huntsman's plan, which among other things would would restrict bank assets
to a much lower percentage of the GDP and set a hard cap on total borrowing by any single bank,
has won him big kudos from influential conservative scholars at institutions
like the Heritage Foundation and the American Enterprise Institute.

And besides all that:

USA Today

The race is far from settled. Eleven percent of likely caucus-goers in Iowa
are uncommitted to a first choice, and 60% are still willing to change their mind.

One notable finding: The results show Gingrich's ascendancy has the potential to grow,
More respondents choose Gingrich as their second choice than any other candidate.
Together, 43% of likely caucus-goers pick him as first or second.

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