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Follow who's up and who's down in the race for the 2012 Republican presidential nomination with USA TODAY's Presidential Poll Tracker. This interactive, powered by data from RealClearPolitics, allows you to see who's leading the GOP race now as well as track how the campaign has evolved over time.

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