On the Trail: Nov. 15

Herman Cain’s loss may be Newt Gingrich’s gain.

Michele Bachmann - Occupy Wall Street protesters are not fans of Rep. Michele Bachmann and demonstrated at some of her campaign stops, shouting things like “We are the 99 percent!” Speaking with supporters at a Veterans Day parade, she called them “ignorant and disrespectful.”(Photo: Alex Wong/Getty Images)

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Michele Bachmann - Occupy Wall Street protesters are not fans of Rep. Michele Bachmann and demonstrated at some of her campaign stops, shouting things like “We are the 99 percent!” Speaking with supporters at a Veterans Day parade, she called them “ignorant and disrespectful.”(Photo: Alex Wong/Getty Images)

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Herman Cain - The sexual allegations made against Herman Cain continue to dog his campaign and so far he still garners high poll numbers, although he is losing support among women, according to a CBS News poll released Nov. 11. This week, wife Gloria Cain emerged to publically defend her husband and said in a Fox News interview that he “totally respects women.”(Photo: Scott Olson/Getty Images)

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Newt Gingrich - Newt Gingrich has joined the top tier of the Republican presidential field. In a CBS News poll released Nov. 11, the former House speaker tied with Mitt Romney for second place at 15 percent, behind Herman Cain at 18 percent.(Photo: Scott Olson/Getty Images)

Jon Huntsman - Jon Huntsman, who as a former ambassador to China may have the most foreign policy experience of all of the GOP candidates, spoke for just six minutes of the 90-minute CBS debate on the issue, Politico reports. On Sunday, Huntsman harshly criticized his opponents during an interview on CBS’s Face the Nation, accusing them of delivering “easy sound bites” to get applause lines.(Photo: Win McNamee/Getty Images)

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Jon Huntsman - Jon Huntsman, who as a former ambassador to China may have the most foreign policy experience of all of the GOP candidates, spoke for just six minutes of the 90-minute CBS debate on the issue, Politico reports. On Sunday, Huntsman harshly criticized his opponents during an interview on CBS’s Face the Nation, accusing them of delivering “easy sound bites” to get applause lines.(Photo: Win McNamee/Getty Images)

Rick Perry - Texas Gov. Rick Perry continues to be a late-night comedy staple after his “Oops” moment during last week’s GOP debate when he forgot the name of one of the three federal agencies he wants to eliminate as president. He did, however, manage to perform better at the candidates’ foreign policy debate hosted by CBS News in South Carolina Nov. 12 and made no major gaffes.(Photo: Scott Olson/Getty Images)

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Rick Perry - Texas Gov. Rick Perry continues to be a late-night comedy staple after his “Oops” moment during last week’s GOP debate when he forgot the name of one of the three federal agencies he wants to eliminate as president. He did, however, manage to perform better at the candidates’ foreign policy debate hosted by CBS News in South Carolina Nov. 12 and made no major gaffes.(Photo: Scott Olson/Getty Images)

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Ron Paul - Texas Rep. Ron Paul has some of the most ardent supporters but is not gaining much traction on the campaign trail. In addition, he got even less time during the Nov. 12 presidential debate hosted by CBS News than rival Jon Huntsman and spoke for about 90 seconds of the 60 minutes that aired, even though he sits on the House Foreign Affairs Committee.(Photo: Scott Olson/Getty Images)

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Ron Paul - Texas Rep. Ron Paul has some of the most ardent supporters but is not gaining much traction on the campaign trail. In addition, he got even less time during the Nov. 12 presidential debate hosted by CBS News than rival Jon Huntsman and spoke for about 90 seconds of the 60 minutes that aired, even though he sits on the House Foreign Affairs Committee.(Photo: Scott Olson/Getty Images)

Mitt Romney - In an op-ed in USA Today, Mitt Romney said he would “eliminate every government program that is not absolutely essential [because] the federal government should stop doing things we don’t need or can’t afford.” He also said that he would repeal the Affordable Care Act, block grant Medicaid and reduce the federal workforce.(Photo: Scott Olson/Getty Images)

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Mitt Romney - In an op-ed in USA Today, Mitt Romney said he would “eliminate every government program that is not absolutely essential [because] the federal government should stop doing things we don’t need or can’t afford.” He also said that he would repeal the Affordable Care Act, block grant Medicaid and reduce the federal workforce.(Photo: Scott Olson/Getty Images)

Rick Santorum - Former Pennsylvania Rick Santorum has maintained his spot at the bottom of political polls, but is still upbeat about his presidential prospects. "We're going to surprise a lot of people. I don't anticipate us being ahead in any poll leading into the Iowa caucus, but I suspect a big surprise on caucus night," he said in an ABC News interview.(Photo: Scott Olson/Getty Images)

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Rick Santorum - Former Pennsylvania Rick Santorum has maintained his spot at the bottom of political polls, but is still upbeat about his presidential prospects. "We're going to surprise a lot of people. I don't anticipate us being ahead in any poll leading into the Iowa caucus, but I suspect a big surprise on caucus night," he said in an ABC News interview.(Photo: Scott Olson/Getty Images)