Poll: Obama Leads GOP Field

President Barack Obama leads the GOP’s presidential hopefuls by 5 to 16 percent, according to a new poll from Quinnipiac University.

When paired against Mitt Romney, Obama comes in at 47-42 percent and in a match-up with Herman Cain, Obama leads by 50-40 percent. The President holds a wider margin over both Rick Perry and Newt Gingrich, leading by 52-36 and 52-37 percent respectively.

The survey found that Cain currently tops the GOP field by 30 percent. Romney comes in second with 23 percent and Gingrich takes the third spot at 10 percent. No other candidate comes in with double digits, including Texas Governor Rick Perry, who holds only 8 percent support.

The poll also shows that Obama’s approval rating is up 6 points from last month. On October 5th, Quinnipiac found that Obama’s approval was at 44 percent with 51 percent disapproval. Now, the President comes in with 47 percent approval and 49 percent disapproval.

In addition, the poll holds more good news for Obama, showing that doubts over whether or not the President deserves to be re-elected have dropped. In the new poll, 47 percent said that he does while 49 percent said that he does not. Last month, 54 percent of respondents said the President does not deserve re-election while 42 percent said he does.

The poll was conducted between October 25-31st among 2,294 registered voters.