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Romney Gains Points in New Hampshire
(Angus Reid Global Monitor) - Mitt Romney remains the most popular United States presidential contender for Republican Party supporters in New Hampshire, according to a poll by American Research Group. 30 per cent of likely GOP primary voters in the Granite State would back the former Massachusetts governor in the 2008 United States primary.
New York City mayor Rudy Giuliani is second with 23 per cent, followed by Arizona senator John McCain with 17 per cent, and former Arkansas governor Mike Huckabee with seven per cent. Support is lower for actor and former Tennessee senator Fred Thompson, Texas congressman Ron Paul, California congressman Duncan Hunter, and Colorado congressman Tom Tancredo.
In the sample of Democratic Party supporters, New York senator Hillary Rodham Clinton is first with 40 per cent, followed by Illinois senator Barack Obama with 22 per cent, and former North Carolina senator John Edwards with 10 per cent. Support is lower for New Mexico governor Bill Richardson, Delaware senator Joe Biden, Connecticut senator Chris Dodd, and Ohio congressman Dennis Kucinich.
New Hampshire traditionally hosts the first presidential primary in the United States. Since 1952, 11 Republicans and eight Democrats have won the Granite State contest and later earned their party’s presidential nomination. New Hampshire allows independent voters to take part in primaries.
In 2004, Massachusetts senator John Kerry won the Democratic New Hampshire primary with 38.4 per cent, followed by former Vermont governor Howard Dean with 26.3 per cent, retired general Wesley Clark with 12.4 per cent, and Edwards with 12.1 per cent. Incumbent president George W. Bush won the Republican primary without serious opposition.
Bush is ineligible for a third term in office. The next U.S. presidential election is scheduled for November 2008.
Polling Data
If the 2008 Republican presidential preference primary were being held today, for whom would you vote?
|
Oct. 2007 |
Sept. 2007 |
Aug. 2007 |
|
|
Mitt Romney |
30% |
24% |
27% |
|
Rudy Giuliani |
23% |
20% |
23% |
|
John McCain |
17% |
20% |
12% |
|
Mike Huckabee |
7% |
3% |
9% |
|
Fred Thompson |
5% |
8% |
8% |
|
Ron Paul |
1% |
3% |
3% |
|
Duncan Hunter |
1% |
1% |
-- |
|
Tom Tancredo |
1% |
1% |
-- |
|
Alan Keyes |
-- |
1% |
-- |
|
Newt Gingrich |
n.a. |
6% |
4% |
|
Sam Brownback |
n.a. |
1% |
1% |
|
Undecided |
15% |
12% |
13% |
If the 2008 Democratic presidential preference primary were being held today, for whom would you vote?
|
Oct. 2007 |
Sept. 2007 |
Aug. 2007 |
|
|
Hillary Rodham Clinton |
40% |
41% |
37% |
|
Barack Obama |
22% |
22% |
17% |
|
John Edwards |
10% |
10% |
14% |
|
Bill Richardson |
5% |
8% |
7% |
|
Joe Biden |
4% |
3% |
4% |
|
Chris Dodd |
3% |
2% |
2% |
|
Dennis Kucinich |
3% |
2% |
2% |
|
Mike Gravel |
-- |
-- |
1% |
|
Undecided |
13% |
12% |
16% |
Source: American Research Group
Methodology: Telephone interviews with 600 likely Republican primary voters in New Hampshire, and 600 likely Democratic primary voters in New Hampshire, conducted from Oct. 26 to Oct. 29, 2007. Margin of error is 4 per cent.