The latest 7 News/Suffolk University poll of likely voters in the New Hampshire Primary is great news for the Paul campaign and troublesome news for the Romney campaign. Congressman Ron Paul (R-TX), a candidate for the Republican presidential nomination, surged 3 points to 20 percent of the votes in a 7 News/Suffolk University poll released Sunday. On the other hand, former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney dipped 4 points to 35 percent of the votes in the same poll.
Former Utah Governor Jon Huntsman is the only other candidate to earn double-digit support in the latest New Hampshire poll. Mr. Huntsman garnered 11 percent of the votes to finish in the top-tier, but former Pennsylvania Senator Rick Santorum, who has been riding a recent wave of momentum following his 2nd place victory in the Iowa Caucuses, pulled in 8 percent of the votes. Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, who once was a serious contender for second place in New Hampshire, earned just 9 percent of the votes.
Suffolk University’s Saturday poll of likely New Hampshire Primary voters found Mr. Romney in first place with 39 percent and Mr. Paul in second place with 17 percent of the votes. Mr. Huntsman and Mr. Santorum were tied with 9 percent of the votes each.
“It’s a New Hampshire primary, it’s January, and here we go again,” said David Paleologos, director of the Suffolk University Political Research Center in Boston, according to a Suffolk University press release. “Romney’s strategy of running out the clock is costing him margin, Huntsman is still fighting hard and beginning to rally, and New Hampshire is playing contrarian to Rick Santorum, the Iowa Caucus star of a week ago, who has dropped to fifth place,” Mr. Paleologos added.
Mr. Paul and Mr. Gingrich sparred over military service at the ABC News/St. Anselm GOP debate Saturday night. When asked to respond to Mr. Paul’s “chicken hawk” comment from earlier in the week, Mr. Gingrich said: “Dr. Paul makes a lot of comments. It’s part of his style.” Mr. Paul had called the Georgia Republican a “chicken hawk” because the former House Speaker never served in the military.
“I’m trying to stop the wars, but at least, you know, I went when they called me up,” Mr. Paul said in response. After being accused of refusing to serve, Mr. Gingrich added: “Dr. Paul has a long history of saying things that are inaccurate and false.”
The 7 News/Suffolk University poll is a daily tracking poll. The survey was conducted with 500 likely voters in the New Hampshire Primary on January 6th and January 7th. The poll has a margin of error of plus or minus 4.4 percentage points.
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