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Throw him and Bachmann together and you've got two conspiracy theorists, hungry for cessation from the Union and eager to dismantle the American government.

Two things emerge in that scenario. The GOP lets go of the last of its moderates and party ID drops into the low 20's and independents flock to anyone but Perry.

I'd love to see a Moderate Republican party emerge as a separate party to host the liked of Huntsman and even Paul. A place where serious people can capture independents and moderates with center-right sensibilities.

http://tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com/2...ls.php?ref=fpa

Former Mass. Governor Mitt Romney has been the frontrunner in most national polls of the GOP primary over the last year, and the general punditry considered it his nomination to lose, at least at first. And while it's still early, new polling released on Wednesday shows his unchallenged time at the head of the pack may be over.

A new national Gallup poll of GOP and GOP-leaning voters shows Romney, who had more than a quarter of the total vote in Gallup's June numbers in the same poll, has fallen to 17 percent, while newly minted candidate Tex. Gov. Rick Perry surges to 29 percent and the lead. Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-MN), considered a top contender, falls to fourth with 10 percent, behind Rep. Ron Paul (R-TX) at 13 percent. The rest of the field is in single digits.

Public Policy Polling (D) also came out with a national poll of GOP voters on Wednesday, which showed similar results. In that survey, Perry leads with 33 percent in the field of announced candidates, followed by Romney at 20 percent and Bachmann at 16. The rest of the field in that poll were also in single digits.