On the Trail: Nov. 1

Bachmann seeks momentum, Cain is targeted, plus more.

Michele Bachmann - Rep. Michele Bachmann is scrambling to regain her momentum in the key early state of Iowa, but her task will not be easy. Speaking from Iowa Sunday, where she is a distant fourth in the polls at 8 percent, Bachmann told ABC News’ This Week with Christiane Amanpour, “We're not worried about the day-to-day snapshots. What we're focused on are the primary dates."(Photo: AP Photo/Nati Harnik)

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Michele Bachmann - Rep. Michele Bachmann is scrambling to regain her momentum in the key early state of Iowa, but her task will not be easy. Speaking from Iowa Sunday, where she is a distant fourth in the polls at 8 percent, Bachmann told ABC News’ This Week with Christiane Amanpour, “We're not worried about the day-to-day snapshots. What we're focused on are the primary dates."(Photo: AP Photo/Nati Harnik)

Herman Cain - Herman Cain’s campaign was dogged by allegations of sexual harassment during his tenure as head of the National Restaurant Association, but he has denied that he had harassed anyone and said that he had no knowledge of any payoffs made to the women alleged to have lodged the complaints.(Photo: AP Photo/CBS News, Chris Usher)

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Herman Cain - Herman Cain’s campaign was dogged by allegations of sexual harassment during his tenure as head of the National Restaurant Association, but he has denied that he had harassed anyone and said that he had no knowledge of any payoffs made to the women alleged to have lodged the complaints.(Photo: AP Photo/CBS News, Chris Usher)

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Newt Gingrich - Newt Gingrich is staging a quiet comeback and could be the GOP’s next favorite alternative to rival Mitt Romney. He inched into the double digits in couple of recent national polls. In addition, his campaign raised more money in October than during the entire third-quarter reporting period. The big question is, if he does make it to the top, can he stay there?(Photo: REUTERS/Brian C. Frank)

Jon Huntsman - Jon Huntsman continues to bank on the New Hampshire primary to gain more traction for his campaign. However, since he consistently places at the bottom of every poll, and sometimes not at all, his strategy is not working. “Given our electorate … he doesn’t have a prayer of being elected,” a retired independent voter told The Boston Globe. “He’s not conservative enough for the Republicans.”(Photo: REUTERS/Brian Snyder)

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Jon Huntsman - Jon Huntsman continues to bank on the New Hampshire primary to gain more traction for his campaign. However, since he consistently places at the bottom of every poll, and sometimes not at all, his strategy is not working. “Given our electorate … he doesn’t have a prayer of being elected,” a retired independent voter told The Boston Globe. “He’s not conservative enough for the Republicans.”(Photo: REUTERS/Brian Snyder)

Ron Paul - Texas Rep. Ron Paul won both of the National Federation of Republican Assemblies’ straw polls in Iowa on Oct. 30. One was a landslide victory of 82 percent, with Herman Cain next at 14.7 percent; in the second poll, Paul won 26 percent of the ballots to Cain’s 25 percent.(Photo: Scott Olson/Getty Images)

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Ron Paul - Texas Rep. Ron Paul won both of the National Federation of Republican Assemblies’ straw polls in Iowa on Oct. 30. One was a landslide victory of 82 percent, with Herman Cain next at 14.7 percent; in the second poll, Paul won 26 percent of the ballots to Cain’s 25 percent.(Photo: Scott Olson/Getty Images)

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Rick Perry - Texas Gov. Rick Perry raised eyebrows last week when his campaign said that he may skip some of the GOP’s upcoming primary debates. Although he recently told reporters that he doesn’t pay attention to polls, past poor performances at the debates have resulted in a serious slide. In his latest campaign ad in Iowa, Perry says, “I’m a doer, not a talker.”(Photo: Richard Ellis/Getty Images)

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Rick Perry - Texas Gov. Rick Perry raised eyebrows last week when his campaign said that he may skip some of the GOP’s upcoming primary debates. Although he recently told reporters that he doesn’t pay attention to polls, past poor performances at the debates have resulted in a serious slide. In his latest campaign ad in Iowa, Perry says, “I’m a doer, not a talker.”(Photo: Richard Ellis/Getty Images)

Rick Santorum - Rick Santorum won the endorsement of the  National Federation of Republican Assemblies, reportedly the nation’s oldest and largest group of GOP volunteers. Although he was the group’s delegates’ choice, its members don’t agree. Santorum received 1 percent of support in one of the straw polls NFRA conducted in Iowa last weekend, and tied with Texas Gov. Rick Perry for third place in a second poll, with 16 percent.(Photo: Scott Olson/Getty Images)

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Rick Santorum - Rick Santorum won the endorsement of the  National Federation of Republican Assemblies, reportedly the nation’s oldest and largest group of GOP volunteers. Although he was the group’s delegates’ choice, its members don’t agree. Santorum received 1 percent of support in one of the straw polls NFRA conducted in Iowa last weekend, and tied with Texas Gov. Rick Perry for third place in a second poll, with 16 percent.(Photo: Scott Olson/Getty Images)