New Poll: Gingrich leads Romney for Republican nomination

A new CNN/ORC poll released today shows Gingrich has taken the lead in the battle for the Republican nomination for the first time with support from 24% of Republicans.  Romney is in second place with 20% followed by Cain with 17%, and Perry at 11%.  All others are in single digits.  Gingrich has made substantial gains since mid-October, up 16 points.

Read the complete poll results here: http://i2.cdn.turner.com/cnn/2011/images/11/21/rel19b.pdf