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WI_DEM

(33,497 posts) Mon Jan 9, 2012, 10:31 AM Jan 2012

Final PPP poll of NH: Mitt: 35% Paul 18% Huntsman 16%

Mitt Romney continues to be headed for a comfortable win in New Hampshire. PPP's final poll there finds him with 35% to 18% for Ron Paul, 16% for Jon Huntsman, 12% for Newt Gingrich, 11% for Rick Santorum, 3% for Buddy Roemer, and 1% for Rick Perry.

Romney's support has been remarkably consistent over the course of PPP's three Granite State tracking polls, never straying from 35-36%. He's the most popular of the candidates in the state, with a 60/34 favorability rating. And he also has the most committed supporters...85% of them say they're definitely going to vote for him and when you look at the race just among those whose minds are completely made up his lead over Paul expands to 40-19.

The excitement in New Hampshire on Tuesday night will probably be the battle for second place. There Huntsman has the momentum. His support is up from 12% to 16%, while Paul's has declined from 21% to 18% over the last week and a half. Huntsman's favorability (55/30) is far better than Paul's (43/51) and 13% of voters list Huntsman as their 2nd choice compared to only 5% for Paul.

All of these same arguments for Huntsman potentially overtaking Paul could have been applied to Santorum overtaking Paul on our Iowa poll last weekend and of course that's what did happen when it was finally time to count the votes.

http://www.publicpolicypolling.com/

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Final PPP poll of NH: Mitt: 35% Paul 18% Huntsman 16% (Original Post) WI_DEM Jan 2012 OP

Mittens was at 41% after IA. He's now at 35%. I suspect that he'll end up between 25%-30%. Liberal_Stalwart71 Jan 2012 #1

Some polls had him as high as forty three. It's like, the second he opens his mouth, he starts to MADem Jan 2012 #2

My Chinese Friends call him Obnoxshus opihimoimoi Jan 2012 #3

Liberal_Stalwart71

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1. Mittens was at 41% after IA. He's now at 35%. I suspect that he'll end up between 25%-30%.

Reply to WI_DEM (Original post)

Mon Jan 9, 2012, 10:34 AM

Jan 2012

Yes, he is successful if he beats his standard 25%. But, NH is one of Mitten's home states. He has spent more money in NH than any other candidate. And the Corporate Media expected him to win big. But if the reality is that he only hovers around 25%-35%, I wouldn't call that a big success. I would have cause for concern.