Romney most likable to Democrats

Here's a fascinating little gem in a new Quinnpiac poll of the Republican primary -- Democrats, by far, find Mitt Romney to be the most likable in the GOP field.

Likability, among Dems:

1. Mitt Romney 52%/28% for +24%.

2. Herman Cain 44%/32% for +12%.

3. Rick Perry 34%/49% for -15%.

4. Newt Gingrich 24%/62% for -38%.

Blacks and Hispanics also like Romney -- he's likable by +7% among blacks and +26% among Hispanics.

Meanwhile, Herman Cain is on the wrong side of the ledger with blacks, at -7%.

Romney is the only Republican who's on the right side among whites, Hispanics, and blacks.

Among Republicans, though, Herman Cain is the clear winner at 82%/5% for +77% and he now leads a GOP primary by 7% over Romney. The big caveat is that most the polling was done before the Cain controversy.