Ex-pizza exec wins key Republican test vote

ORLANDO, Florida – The top Republican presidential candidate suffered a blow Saturday when a former pizza executive won a straw poll that could foretell who will take on Democratic President Barack Obama. The key Florida straw poll, which is non-binding, saw longshot candidate and former Godfather 's Pizza chief executive Herman Cain beat seven other contenders, including Texas Governor Rick Perry, the Republican Party ' s current frontrunner. Cain scored an upset victory with 37.1 percent of the vote (2,657 votes) at the Presidency five straw poll in Orlando, while Perry came in second with 15. 4 percent and former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney, who has been in a tight race with Perry, got third place with 14 percent. (Excerpt) Read more at google.com …