New Hampshire 2016 poll: Rand Paul, Chris Christie dead heat

[brooklynite]

Source: Politico

Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul and New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie are neck and neck leading the potential Republican field in 2016 in key primary state New Hampshire, a new poll shows.

Paul got 20 percent of the GOP primary vote to Christie’s 19 percent in the Public Policy Polling survey released Wednesday. In third, at 14 percent, was former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush. New Hampshire Sen. Kelly Ayotte came in fourth in her home state, at 12 percent, Texas Sen. Ted Cruz followed at 10 percent, and Florida Sen. Marco Rubio and Wisconsin Rep. Paul Ryan tied at 7 percent.

Read more: http://www.politico.com/story/2013/09/new-hampshire-2016-poll-rand-paul-chris-christie-97007.html?hp=r1

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Just to confirm where we were four years ago...

Poll: GOP split over possible 2012 contenders

WASHINGTON (CNN) -- As the first unofficial ballots are cast in the 2012 presidential race, a new national poll of Republicans indicates no clear front-runner for the next GOP White House nominee.

It does, however, suggest a clear gender gap.

Twenty-nine percent of Republicans questioned in a CNN/Opinion Research Corp. survey released Friday say they are most likely to support Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin for the next GOP presidential nomination.

Right behind the 2008 Republican vice presidential nominee, and well within the poll's margin of error, is former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee. Twenty-six percent of those questioned say they are most likely backing Huckabee, the surprise winner of the 2008 Iowa GOP caucuses

http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/02/27/gop.poll/

[OneCrazyDiamond]

1. Whatever

The right hates Christie because he worked with The President after Sandy.

[msongs]

2. sad that dems are letting christie walk away with his governor's race this year by not supporting

Buono

[TheCowsCameHome]

3. 3+ years out...........

Who cares an this point? Really.

[Xipe Totec]

4. Don't knock it, it's probably Palin's high watermark

Let her have her moment in the sun...

Like a rotting carcass ready to burst.

(oh, wait, that was four years ago)

Carry on...

[onehandle]

5. Oh fuck that shit... nt

[OneCrazyDiamond]

6. Oh wrap your head around this

http://news.yahoo.com/paul-other-senators-push-sentencing-overhaul-170437858--politics.html

[cheapdate]

11. Voicing support as a candidate for changing the nation's drug laws

isn't going to make Rand Paul any more palatable as presidential contender for anyone but the smallest number of voters. Paul has unquestioned support among libertarian leaning voters. Drug laws are not an important issue among rank and file Republicans. Every college campus has groups of young people that fall into groups far outside the mainstream -- either far left Marxists or far right libertarian. Paul will excite a small number of college students -- who will then greatly overestimate the actual level of popular support among their peers.

[OneCrazyDiamond]

12. I am not promoting Paul

I just agree on this issue, which warps my head a little.
Funny Leahy's name didn't make the headline.

[d_r]

7. This is really wrong butin

when I first saw that topic line I was thinking it would be good without the last word.

Just joking don't come down on me.

[KamaAina]

8. I thought that last word should be replaced

with the phrase "from the neck up".

[d_r]

9. that's better

mahalo for better idea

[roamer65]

10. Rand Paul...LOL.

[bobclark86]

13. Oh, please...

let them tap Sarah or Rand. Please, I want an easy win for Hillary/Biden/Cuomo or whoever runs...

[wisteria]

14. People must of been joking.

Paul? LOL!

[groundloop]

15. Christie tied with Aqua Buddha ?!?!?!

[cheapdate]

16. I think it's good if Rand Paul runs.

The longer he stays in the race, the more excited the rabid libertarians become. And the more excited they become, the more likely they'll be to boycott the general election in disgust when Paul inevitably fails to get the GOP nomination.

[DonCoquixote]

17. sadly wrong

Because the GOP never sits out an election to send people a "message", that act of suicide is exclusively Democratic.

[Left Coast2020]

18. I can tell you that RP just blew his chances today for any higher office

If you saw tonights "Last Word" with Lawarence O, make sure you see the "Rewrite" segment, and you'll hear him say something the repukes and rancid right would never say.

He read from an apparent report on Crim. Justice system and differences between poor African-Americans in jail, and those from rich families--referencing possesion of pot.

Then he says something really shocking.

http://www.nbcnews.com/id/45755883/ns/msnbc-the_last_word/vp/53048077

[cheapdate]

19. Remarkable. For two-and-a-half minutes, Rand Paul

was reasonable, rational, morally justified, and generous.

An incredible and rare sight.

[Comrade Grumpy]

20. Let the circular firing squad commence. Tear each other apart, guys and gals.

[yurbud]

21. that's good news for Democrats. Either of those two make Mitt look like Reagan.