PerryScope: Tracking the governor's presidential campaign

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Tracking Gov. Rick Perry's campaign for the Republican presidential nomination.

On the trail

Where he's been: Perry's big appearance last week was at the Ronald Reagan presidential library in California, where he had his national debate debut Wednesday. He made several campaign appearances in California and also campaigned in South Carolina. He pulled off the campaign trail for more than a day to stay in Texas to monitor wildfires.

Where he's going: Perry will be at the Florida State Fairgrounds in Tampa on Monday for a debate sponsored by CNN and the Tea Party Express. On Tuesday, he's scheduled to speak in Boston. On Wednesday, he plans to campaign in Virginia, including a speech at Liberty University, founded by the late Rev. Jerry Falwell.

What the polls show

There was good news and bad for Perry in an ABC News/ Washington Post poll. The Aug. 29-Sept. 1 telephone survey of Republican and Republican-leaning registered voters found Perry with 27 percent support and Mitt Romney with 23 percent. Among conservatives, Perry did even better, drawing 31 percent support to Romney's 21 percent.

But moderates were less charmed by Perry. They favored Romney, giving the Massachusetts governor 35 percent support and Perry 12 percent. The poll had a margin of error of 5.5 percentage points.

An NBC News/ Wall Street Journal poll pegs Perry as the top pick among 38 percent of GOP voters, followed by Romney at 23 percent. In head-to-head matchups, President Barack Obama beat Perry 47-42 percent and Romney 46-45 percent. The poll was conducted Aug. 27-31 and had a margin of error of 3.1 points.

Among national polls, Perry had his most commanding lead in a Politico/George Washington University survey, which found him 19 points ahead of Romney among likely Republican voters. It showed Perry drawing 36 percent support to Romney's 17 percent, followed by U.S. Reps. Michele Bachmann of Minnesota and Ron Paul of Lake Jackson, both tied for third at 10 percent. The telephone poll was conducted Aug. 28-Sept. 1 and had a margin of error of 3.1 points.

-- John Gravois and Aman Batheja

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