Posted on 07/06/2011 7:21:53 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney maintains his wide lead among GOP presidential candidates in New Hampshire, according to a poll released Tuesday evening.
But in what may be the real race in the state, Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.) has crept into a distant second.
In the poll, conducted by WMUR and the University of New Hampshire, Romney received support from 35 percent of likely New Hampshire Republican primary voters, down from 41 percent from last month's WMUR-Univ. of N.H. poll. Bachmann was backed by 12 percent of those polled, a 8-point jump since the last poll, before strong debate performance in the Granite State.
Romney is likely to win the first-in-the-nation primary. He owns a home there, has campaigned tirelessly in the state and has led every poll conducted there since 2009. He came in second during the 2008 primary, losing to the eventual GOP nominee, Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.). Bachmann's strongly religious views do not play as well with the more moderate and libertarian electorate in the state. But should she win Iowa, where she was born and has invested most of her time, a second-place finish in New Hampshire would be viewed as a strong performance and give her momentum going into South Carolina's primary.
Rep. Ron Paul (R-Texas) and former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani tied for third in the poll at 7 percent. Paul is a libertarian favorite, while Giuliani's support of abortion rights (and long campaign there in 2008) may be bolstering his numbers. Those close to Giuliani say he expects to make a decision about a run later this summer.
Texas Gov. Rick Perry followed them with 4 percent in his first appearance in the poll. A spokesman for the governor said he'll decide on a presidential bid in the next several weeks.
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I’m not worried that Romney leads in NH. I will be worried if he leads in SC.
OK, was Palin’s name even an option?
Romney ahead in NH! Dog bites Man ! Lol ! Interesting to see Giuliani still with 7% ...who are those guys?
Shame one state has so much power in choosing. By the time my state rolls around its over.
It’s time to close that cult down.
go away willard. No republicrats for president.
Funny, they didn’t ask about Sarah. They think if they pretend she isn’t running, maybe she won’t. They even ask about Guliani and Perry, neither of which has announced.
Yes, she got 3%, same as Pawlenty. She also led the “I will never vote for in the NH primary category” with 23%.
Yes, they did ask about Palin. She got 3%.
Yes she was an option. She garnered 3%. You have to go to the actual poll results to see it though.
http://politicalscoop.wmur.com/
BS! Poll
There is no way that Romney will be the nominee. If it happened it would be the death knell of the Republican Party.....
Romney is an Obozo mini meme.
Bachmann wins the corn state, Mittens the Northern blue Rino state and then they meet up at the convention, where Mitt throws a bone to the tea party to calm them down by naming MB his veep. That’s what my crystal ball says.
Bachmann as VP, or Demint is recruited as Tea Party substitute.
Oh,nevermind.
THE WMUR GRANITE STATE POLL THE UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
Note this from the pollsters:
It is critical to point out that primary voters behave very differently than general election voters -- there are no party cues to rely on, and almost all primary voters will vote for their party’s eventual presidential candidate, no matter who that might be. Most primary voters do not settle on a choice until the very end of the campaign, so early poll numbers are a better gauge of a candidate’s popularity now than an indication of who voters will end up supporting.
In the most recent poll, 75% of likely Republican primary voters say they are still trying to decide who they will eventually vote for in 2012, 17% are leaning toward a candidate, and only 8% say they have definitely decided who they will vote for.
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