Gingrich Campaign Press Release - Newt Up 5 Points Since Last Month, Passes Perry For 3rd In Latest Poll

Public Policy Polling has released their latest monthly national poll, showing Newt shooting past Rick Perry for 3^rd place.

Herman Cain 30

Mitt Romney 22

Newt Gingrich 15
Rick Perry 14

Ron Paul 5

Michele Bachman 5

Jon Huntsman 2

Rick Santorum 1

More details from the poll:

Steady Growth. Newt's support is up to 15% from 10% one month ago, where it was up 3% from the previous month's poll.

• Increased Favorability. Newt's net favorability has increased 20 points since September from +7 to +27.
• Committed Support. 34% of Newt's supporters are "strongly committed," compared to 31% for Romney and 30% for Cain.
• Broad Support. Newt continues to poll well with moderate (52-34 fav to unfav), conservatives (57-29) and very conservative (64-24) voters. He draws 15% support from men and 16% support from women and nearly equal support from all age groups.
• More Growth Potential. Newt ranks second among people's "second choice," at 15%.

PPP writes, "In an extremely fluid field [Gingrich] could yet prove to be a serious contender."