Hey, where’s Perry?

He's right here. Right next to you:

Perry pulls into statistical tie with Romney in Gallup poll

If Perry, Sarah Palin, and Rudy Giuliani all get into the race, Perry comes in just two points behind Romney and ahead of Palin and Giuliani, while Michele Bachmann falls to fifth place — well within the margin of error.

Love those hypothetical questions.

If only Perry gets in the race, he starts off five points behind Romney — and five points ahead of Bachmann, who loses four points in the transaction

Romney also loses four points in that “transaction,” while Ron Paul gains two and Herman Cain gains one.

All within the margin of error, of course. Still. Weird.

On the other hand, Harris says:

...among Republicans over one-quarter (28%) say they are not at all sure who they would vote for if they were voting in the Republican primary. Rudy Giuliani (14%) and Mitt Romney (14%) rise to the top among Republicans followed by Sarah Palin (12%). All the other candidates presented are under 10% including Rick Perry (8%), Michele Bachmann (6%), and Ron Paul (5%).

The moral: polls suck. Via Memeorandum.