Mitt Romney is way ahead of the rest of the Republican contenders for the 2012 nomination in a New Hampshire poll by Public Policy Polling (PPP), winning with 39 percent of registered Republican voters, 26 points ahead of second place Sarah Palin's 13 percent.
Mike Huckabee and Newt Gingrich tied for third in the poll with 11 percent each, while Ron Paul comes in fifth, preferred by 7 percent of poll respondents.
"[A]nd if anyone out of the unlikely trio of Tim Pawlenty, Haley Barbour, and Rick Santorum was somehow able to win the state they'd be able to say in their victory speech that they started at nothing -- Pawlenty registers at 3% with Barbour and Santorum at just 1%," PPP's Tom Jensen said on the pollster's blog.
The huge lead for Romney is not surprising in New Hampshire: Romney was formerly governor of neighboring Massachusetts and has spent a lot of time in the state, after losing the 2008 primary there to John McCain.
It's just one poll, but it supports the notion that Romney is the (very) early favorite for the GOP nomination.
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new hampshire wants a piece of that romneycare.
God help us all! If this guy is the nominee, we all lose to Obama for four more years!
Same for these two.. Mike Huckabee and Newt Gingrich worse! NOT CONSERVATIVES
I like Sarah Palin but I wouldn’t vote for her. I would NEVER vote for Huckabee. Unfortunately Palin and Huckabee are poised to win Iowa and South Carolina. I like John Thune, Jim Demint, Mitt Romney, and Bobby Jindal.
Healthcare reform SHOULD happen at the state level. Americans want someone who isn't part of the "Party of NO." Romney for president!
Finally America is waking up and considering an intelligent, experienced and poised person for President this time around. Romney in 2012!
Romney has a superb background a wealth of experience and is truly outstanding in almost all facets: Character, conservatism, love of God, family and Country. I think he'd slay Obama in a debate and would do a masterful job in bringing the parties and the Country together in a consensus of thought and action focused on turning the Obama train wreak around...
If elected President, Governor Romney will likely prove as consistent and "Conservative" a President as he did a Governor.
It seems to me that almost any candidate who affiliates himself or herself with a Major political party - and gets the backing of that party's upper echelons - is uncritically regarded as a near-paragon of that party's stated principles by the ordinary voters in his or her party.
Governor Romney's record is more representative of the Democratic Party's platform than the Republican Party's platform, yet this seems to make little or no difference to most voters who consider themselves Republican, "Conservative", et cetera.
I believe that we need to overlook party affiliation, campaign rhetoric, et cetera, and research each candidate's record, major campaign contributors, et cetera, before making our decision.
Best regards,
Charles
When is the media going to get it? The election of Barack Obama was indisputable evidence that the old rules don't apply any more: charisma trumps experience for one.
The second difference: the "early" returns mean squat. Where did all the gurus have Marco Rubio when he announced he was going to challenge ?Charlie Crist? Thirty points down? Now he's 25+up.
How about Jersey electing a Republican governor?
Romney looks good now but unfortunately he will be undressed in the debates when he has to explain how his healthcare plan for Mass is such a
bust.
There are simply no good answers for him to give.
Most importantly, 10 or 15 years ago Sarah Palin would have gone the way of Dan Quayle. The fact that she keeps defying the pundits suggest the pundits are looking through an anachronistic lens believing the world order has not changed.
Bog mistake.
My friend NOMITT,if so is it Mr. Van Jon your favorite leader? or yourself for president? what ever you say, Mitt will be the winner in 2012,just remember 2004,John Kerry said " W stand for wrong " but the true W stand for winner. Now all sources and all American people saw Mitt leadership, why every things turn to him, Mitt is the real leader and the America dream,go Mitt.
I like Romney, but I just don't think he can outgun Palin. I don't see how he could win the GOP Nomination over Palin, especially going on the heels of the 2008 primaries. Romney had an early lead over John McCain then too, but I just don't think he's popular enough to be elected.
Palin will never win. She isnt even in the number 2 spot. Most Republicans aren't that insane. Sarah Palin is making a laughing stock out of the GOP. She is and always will be an idiot. ROMNEY 2012.
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