UNH/CNN/WMUR Poll of New Hampshire - Ron in Distant Second to Romney

[low preference guy]

I thought 5,000 did?? I've only been on the site a few times but last time I was there I thought it said about 5,000/10,000...or were those just pledges or something?

http://freestateproject.org/

10904 participants
906 in new hampshire

participants are those who pledged to move

 

[BlackTerrel]

We finally have a poll with Cain.....4%. I guess he was never a threat at all.

In EVERY scientific poll Cain has been behind RP. For all the threads worried about Cain he's not going to have much of an impact.

 

[RonPaulGetsIt]

The dollar crisis hits and Ron Paul explains why it happened and what to do about it during the debates while Mitt Romney does his best plastic man impression.

Either that or it is more of the same. It really doesn't matter who is behind the teleprompter. No change will occur withour Ron Paul and Ron Paul won't be elected unless people are knocked out of their slumber.

Bottom line is the economy dictates our chaces.

 

[South Park Fan]

In EVERY scientific poll Cain has been behind RP. For all the threads worried about Cain he's not going to have much of an impact.

That's assuming that Cain's numbers remain constant. Huckabee was polling at about the same level at this point and nearly won the nomination last go around.

 

[eleganz]

I looked at the statistics of the poll.

Out of 347 that were to vote R

Romney - 114.5 votes
Ron - 31.2

 

[parocks]

New Hampshire TV is out of Boston.
Romney was Governor of Massachusetts.
They probably see more TV about the Governor of Mass than of NH.
A growing number of people live in NH and work in Boston.

 

[S.Shorland]

Feinstein says that 32% is very weak.Hilary was 60% last time around.Everything is still to play for.

 

[nbhadja]

It blows my mind that the Freestate Project is going on in this state.

It was a really bad state. They should have picked Wyoming, New Mexico etc. NH is a liberal state period.

 

[jt8025]

This question made me sad.

(REPUBLICAN PRIMARY VOTERS ONLY Which Republican candidate do you think is
best able to handle health care issues?
May
2011
Romney 31%
Paul 8%
Gingrich 7%
Palin 5%
Bachmann 3%
Giuliani 3%
Pawlenty 3%
Santorum 3%
Cain 2%
Daniels 1%
Huntsman *
Johnson *
Karger *
Someone else 2%
No opinion 32%

 

[rp08orbust]

This question made me sad.

(REPUBLICAN PRIMARY VOTERS ONLY Which Republican candidate do you think is
best able to handle health care issues?
May
2011
Romney 31%
Paul 8%
Gingrich 7%
Palin 5%
Bachmann 3%
Giuliani 3%
Pawlenty 3%
Santorum 3%
Cain 2%
Daniels 1%
Huntsman *
Johnson *
Karger *
Someone else 2%
No opinion 32%

Good news for Obama. I wonder if it's possible for him to run as a Republican in New Hampshire. He'd win the Republican primary and face no competition in the GE.

 

[bobbyw24]

Romney Kicks Ron Paul's Ass In New Hampshire CNN poll...32% to 9%

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[freedom-maniac]

I personally find this encouraging that Dr. Paul is in 2nd place.

Sure Romney's got us beat by far, but consider things back in the '07 when Rudy was leading in all the polls, but finally collapsed before the first primaries in '08. People slowly began to wake up and realize what a tool he was despite Fox News cramming him down their throats.

If we (and by we I mean grassroots) keep hitting Mitt for his leftist views and demoralize his supporters (even if they don't support Dr. Paul, but choose not to vote, or for another Neo-con) we can pull his base out from under him like what happened with Rudy and have a pretty good shot at at this.

 

[AZ Libertarian]

It blows my mind that the Freestate Project is going on in this state.

I agree. If this is the 'prevailing wisdon' in NH, you can count me out of the Free State Project...

(and I was thinking about attending PorcFest this year - silly me)

 

[Austrian Econ Disciple]

I agree. If this is the 'prevailing wisdon' in NH, you can count me out of the Free State Project...

(and I was thinking about attending PorcFest this year - silly me)

How's John McCain lately? Jan Brewer? How many libertarians elected to Arizona legislature or any of the other States? How many states have a movement to have libertarians make the move there? If I am not mistaken NH has more people registered as Independents than D or R. Oft-aside, State-politics are a completely different beast than Federal. I'd also like to ask what other State Ron Paul polls second in? Thanks.

I'd really like to see you make the move to NH as you would be an incredible asset. Still remember the good speech you gave last year at the End the Fed Rally in Chicago with Gary & Catherine.

 

[toowm]

I agree. If this is the 'prevailing wisdon' in NH, you can count me out of the Free State Project...

(and I was thinking about attending PorcFest this year - silly me)

1. Romney's numbers can only go down from here. As has been mentioned, he lives part of the year in NH, he has near 100% name recognition, and campaigned the best and spent a ton of money in 2008.
2. Ron Paul's campaign in NH in 2008 was late and weak; a strange mix of campaign staffers that didn't understand the state, some local politicos, in-state activists (lots of Freestaters) and out-of-state activists. If we get our act together, we can win this state.
3. Don't judge the effectiveness of the FSP based on a pre-election season primary poll, especially when the whole idea was to all move once 20,000 sign up. Everything that has been accomplished to date is gravy.