New Poll: Gingrich is fading in New Hampshire, too--Romney has solid lead with Paul in Second place
Romney dominating New Hampshire
Mitt Romney has a significant lead in New Hampshire, getting 35% there to 19% for Ron Paul, 17% for Newt Gingrich, 13% for Jon Huntsman, 5% for Michele Bachmann, 3% for Rick Santorum, 2% for Rick Perry, and 1% for Gary Johnson.
Romney's doing well with pretty much every key segment of the Republican electorate in the state. It's a rare place where he's winning Tea Party voters, 29-21 over Ron Paul. He's getting a full 50% of the vote with seniors, who will be a significant part of the vote. Voters think he has run the strongest campaign in the state (by a 35-12 margin over Paul), that he has the best chance of defeating Barack Obama (by a 38-14 margin over Gingrich), and there's also a certain feeling of inevitability about his victory in New Hampshire. 41% think he will win the state's primary to 12% for Gingrich with no one else in double digits.
Our New Hampshire poll reinforces our Iowa survey from last night showing Newt Gingrich's support fading away. Only 42% of likely voters have a favorable opinion of him to 51% with a negative one. Gingrich is less popular in New Hampshire now than he was in the spring when he had a 45/36 favorability. And there's increasingly a sense that he doesn't have strong principles- only 34% think he does while 41% think he does not, numbers that pale in comparison to how Romney, Paul, and Huntsman come out on that question.
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