Friday, March 16, 2007

 

Gov. Mitt Romney: Movin' on up

A few weeks back, the Concord Monitor's Katy Burns had a crow-fest because Governor Mitt Romney was attracting the support of a "paltry" 13 percent of New Hampshire voters, according to a February University of New Hampshire poll.

What a difference a month makes. According to a poll conducted this past week by Franklin Pierce College and WBZ-TV New Hampshire, Governor Romney is nipping at the heels of the two GOP front-runners, former NYC Mayor Rudy Giuliani and Arizona Senator John McCain. If the New Hampshire Primary was held today, here's where the candidates where the candidates who're actively seeking the Republican nomination would finish:

John McCain -- 29 percent
Rudy Giuliani -- 28
Mitt Romney -- 22
Mike Huckabee -- 2
Sam Brownback -- 1
Duncan Hunter -- 1

Provided no other candidates jump into the GOP presidential race (see Thompson, Fred and Gingrich, Newt), the race in the Granite State will be a two-man dance by year's end: Giuliani vs. Romney. You read it here first ...





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