On the Trail: Sept. 27
Perry’s star fades as Cain’s rises; whither Bachmann?
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Barack Obama - President Obama is holding seven fundraisers on the West Coast this week. The Associated Press reports that his campaign has set a goal of $55 million for the current quarter, which ends on Sept. 30.(Photo: AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
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Michele Bachmann - Rep. Michele Bachmann’s star continues to fade. The Minnesota lawmaker finished last in a key Florida straw poll, with 1.5 percent of the vote.(Photo: AP Photo/Joe Burbank, Pool)
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Herman Cain - Herman Cain continues to bask in the glow of his big win in the Florida straw poll. His big test will be whether he can use the momentum to strengthen his campaign’s fundraising and infrastructure.(Photo: AP Photo/John Raoux)
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Newt Gingrich - Newt Gingrich picked up Monday the endorsement of Judson Phillips, founder of the Tea Party Nation. Phillips said Gingrich is “the big idea man, much as Ronald Reagan was,” CNN reports.(Photo: AP Photo/John Raoux)
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Jon Huntsman - Jon Huntsman is moving up in the polls in New Hampshire, an important early primary state, from two to ten percent. According to a CBS News report, Huntsman believes the increase is an indication that he’s no longer a “margin-of-error candidate.”(Photo: AP Photo/Cheryl Senter)
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