Newt Gingrich Builds Solid Lead Over Mitt Romney, GOP Field

A national poll from Majority Opinion Research released on Monday morning found that former U.S. House Speaker Newt Gingrich is opening up a solid lead over former Gov. Mitt Romney of Massachusetts and the rest of the pack in the race for the Republican presidential nomination.

Gingrich takes 32 percent in the poll, followed by Romney with 23 percent and businessman Herman Cain in third with 14 percent. The rest of the field trails in single digits. U.S. Rep. Ron Paul of Texas takes fourth with 6 percent followed by Gov. Rick Perry of Texas with 5 percent, U.S. Rep. Michele Bachmann of Minnesota with 4 percent and former Gov. Jon Huntsman with 3 percent.

The poll of 499 likely Republican primary voters was taken on Nov. 27 and had a margin of error of +/- 4 percent.