NH PPP Poll 12/29: Romney 36%, Paul 21%, Gingrich 13%, Huntsman 12%

[tremendoustie]

Interesting:

More Important: Electability or Issues?

Among those who say a candidate's ability to beat Obama is more important:
73% Watch fox
27% Don't

Among those who say issues are more important:
39% Watch Fox
61% Don't

 

[Havax]

If the candidates at the time of the New
Hampshire primary were just Newt Gingrich,
Jon Huntsman, Ron Paul, and Mitt Romney,
who would you vote for?
Newt Gingrich 16%
.................................................
Jon Huntsman 16%
.................................................
Ron Paul
23%
.........................................................
Mitt Romney 37%

 

[tremendoustie]

Among those who don't watch Fox, Dr. Paul's ahead 29%-28%.

 

[Agorism]

Torture is terrorism, and Mitt Romney supports Waterboarding torture.

Why can't that me a NH commercial

 

[eleganz]

Romney is still unchallenged in NH...I think Paul camp is waiting to pounce Romney right after he wins Iowa. 7 days of nonstop blasting of Romney could bring him down enough notches to get the win.

Too bad Gingrich is such a horrible candidate, he would've been a great split for us in NH....

 

[BUSHLIED]

But Romney is destroying Paul with seniors 44%-11%..."

Yeah, and seniors are destroying this country...they are stubborn more than anything else. But as I said, since day 1, Ron will not win the nomination without seniors, if Paul is losing that badly to Romney with seniors, well, unfortunately...we lose primary states like NH. And that is your major problem. You'll have to bring in a hell of a lot of 45 and under voters to counter that type of imbalance. I don't think that winning Iowa is going to change seniors minds about Ron...Ron and his campaign is going to have to reach out somehow to clarify his message to seniors that the media has distorted.

 

[enrique]

According to PPP. Huckabee only got 11% in NH after racing to an easy first place in Iowa. So unlikely to get enough of a bounce to catch Romney. What you shoot for is a solid second and not getting embarrassed in SC.

 

[BUSHLIED]

Romney is still unchallenged in NH...I think Paul camp is waiting to pounce Romney right after he wins Iowa. 7 days of nonstop blasting of Romney could bring him down enough notches to get the win.

Too bad Gingrich is such a horrible candidate, he would've been a great split for us in NH....

IMO, Nothing is going to bring Romney down with 44% of seniors backing him...best to take second and focus on other caucus states prior to March 6th...SC and FL are lost, Ron may get a small bump in SC and FL but not enough to get second unless Newt drops out...

 

[mwkaufman]

According to PPP. Huckabee only got 11% in NH after racing to an easy first place in Iowa. So unlikely to get enough of a bounce to catch Romney. What you shoot for is a solid second and not getting embarrassed in SC.

The last two times the person trailing in the New Hampshire polls defeated the person leading in the polls in New Hampshire in the Iowa caucus, the polls swung by 15% for Obama in 2008 and 20% for Kerry in 2004. On the Republican side in 2008 it was a race between McCain and Romney, the situation is much more analogous to the last two Democratic races.

 

[SilentBull]

The most significant takeaway from this is that the newsletters have not hurt him at all in New Hampshire either!

 

[Havax]

But Romney is destroying Paul with seniors 44%-11%..."

Yeah, and seniors are destroying this country...they are stubborn more than anything else. But as I said, since day 1, Ron will not win the nomination without seniors, if Paul is losing that badly to Romney with seniors, well, unfortunately...we lose primary states like NH. And that is your major problem. You'll have to bring in a hell of a lot of 45 and under voters to counter that type of imbalance. I don't think that winning Iowa is going to change seniors minds about Ron...Ron and his campaign is going to have to reach out somehow to clarify his message to seniors that the media has distorted.

Not surprising, these seniors are responsible for voting the people in over the past century that have us in the mess we are in today.

 

[gyrmnix]

6% of Bach supporters have RP 2nd.... Romney bests that....

Huntsman and Newt supporters both have Romney 2nd choice way more than Paul...

Paul would benefit from Huntsman and Newt increasing vote share....

While I'm encouraged by this poll, this concerns me. Paul's not looking too hot on the 2nd choice polling.

 

[kill the banks]

I think Ron can appeal to seniors and we have picked up on women already ... hope campaign can put out a strong alert that the check is in the mail as I feel seniors worry about their security checks for income

 

[Yoddle]

Hutsman should run ads against Romney, the little Paul supporters that would be willing to leave would go to backman not him. Romney supporters would be more favorable to Hutsman. Hopefully after Paul wins IOWA he gets a big bump, then Paul/Hutsman go on the attack against Romney like what happen when Paul/Romney went after Gingrich and he fell. Then Paul gets first and Hutsman/Romney are close in the polls.

 

[MomsBasement]

ROEMER IS SURGING!!

 

[Keith and stuff]

IMO, Nothing is going to bring Romney down with 44% of seniors backing him..

I agree that Romney's numbers aren't going to collapse. After Ron Paul wins IA, the campaign needs to use that and figure out a way to do more uniting of the anti-Romney crowd. For example, if Newt placed 4th or 5th in IA (both possible), Ron's campaign may be able to figure out a way to attract some Newt supporters in NH to Ron. Talk about he won dozens of straw polls from coast to coast, including several in NH. Talk about the statistical tie at Ames and the win at CPAC. Talk about the win in IA and his surging numbers in NH.

Or maybe an ad with some of the Paul wins and clips of the other candidates (except Romney) saying good things about him.

 

[nyrgoal99]

Romney is still unchallenged in NH...I think Paul camp is waiting to pounce Romney right after he wins Iowa. 7 days of nonstop blasting of Romney could bring him down enough notches to get the win.

Too bad Gingrich is such a horrible candidate, he would've been a great split for us in NH....

Agreed, 1 week of hard hitting ads, and Iowa win, and 2 debates

 

[Steve-in-NY]

If you want to help challenge Romney in NH - GET. ON. THE. PHONES.

 

[robert9712000]

not much but still funny that 1% of romney supports have a unfavorable opinion of him,2% bachman unfavorable of her

 

[robert9712000]

interesting that 24% of those who voted democrat the last election are going for Mittens,huntsman is 23% and paul 20%,id have thought we would have had more democrats