american panel. we are on the road to 2012. hannity starts right here right now. >> it's difficult to predict what will happen in any primary battle, and the race for the 2012 republican nomination has been no different. now, the past two months of this contest have been one incredible roller coaster ride. we've seen frontrunners come and go and some unlikely candidates surge to the top of the pack. now, at the moment we're two months away from the iowa caucuses. to give you an idea of what could lie ahead, look at what the g.o.p. field looked like two months ago. in late august in a fox news poll, rick perry had a comabding lead over his rivals. mitt romney was running strong. sarah palin was in the mix and ron paul and michelle bachmann rounded out the top five. that was then, this is now. herman cain who was not on anybody's radar back in august is the frontrunner with 24% of the vote. mitt romney remains in second. newt gingrich is in double digits with 12%, and rick perry has fallen to only 10%.