It's hard to tell who's had a worse month: Michelle Bachmann or Mitt Romney.

Rick Perry's long-anticipated – and dramatically orchestrated – plunge into the Republican presidential primary contest cut both of the front-runners' prospects deep.

Gov. Perry clearly undercuts Bachmann evangelical support – her strongest base – and Romney's overall polling numbers, especially those outside of the Northeast.

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