"It looks to me as if Mr. Cain had been on a positive trajectory before, perhaps having moved up to about 28 percent of the Republican vote. The two new surveys have him at 23 percent and 26 percent.

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Herman Cain has surged to national attention by pitching a tax overhaul. But it was an entirely different issue, health care, which propelled him onto the national political stage. Janet Adamy has ...