NH-Purple Strategies: Romney and Hillary ahead

[Tender Branson]

In a hypothetical 2016 presidential field, former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney would be the front-runner in the Granite State GOP primary field, with 25 percent of the vote. Behind Romney are Kentucky Senator Rand Paul, at 18 percent, then New Jersey Governor Chris Christie, at 17 percent, and former Florida governor Jeb Bush, at 13 percent.

Among Democrats, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton would own a commanding lead, with 68 percent of the vote. Distantly behind her is Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren, with 13 percent, followed by Vice President Joe Biden, at 6 percent.

The poll, which carries an error margin of 3 percent for the whole sample, was conducted Jan. 21 through Jan. 23 among 1,052 likely New Hampshire voters.

The Virginia-based Purple Strategies was cofounded by Republican strategist Alex Castellanos and Democratic strategist Steve McMahon.

http://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2014/01/30/scott-brown-tied-with-jeanne-shaheen-new-hampshire-senate-poll/cWO1QLxO95GlnG3pK7wAUM/story.html

[Landslide Lyndon]

In a hypothetical 2016 presidential field, former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney would be the front-runner in the Granite State GOP primary field, with 25 percent of the vote. Behind Romney are Kentucky Senator Rand Paul, at 18 percent, then New Jersey Governor Chris Christie, at 17 percent, and former Florida governor Jeb Bush, at 13 percent.

Is that a joke?

[Snowstalker Mk. II]

lol

[Mr. Morden]

Clinton 68%
Warren 13%
Biden 6%

Romney 25%
Paul 18%
Christie 17%
Bush 13%

[FEMA Camp Administrator]

This is the worst.

[IceSpear]

Way to instantly make your poll invalid by including Romney...though I am surprised he did so well.

[Vosem]

Way to instantly make your poll invalid by including Romney...though I am surprised he did so well.

I'm pretty sure as an actual former nominee Romney's name recognition is far higher than any actual potential 2016 candidate.

[retromike22]

For a second I thought I traveled back in time to 2007.

[tmthforu94]

Splendid news!

[Likely Voter]

While Romney isn't going to run obviously, the poll does give an indication that none of the 2016ers is taking off enough to eclipse the last nominee.

[NewYorkExpress]

For a second I thought I traveled back in time to 2007.

[Mr. Morden]

OK, here's the full poll:

http://www.purplestrategies.com/wp-content/uploads/Jan2014NHPoll_Final.pdf

Clinton 68%
Warren 13%
Biden 6%
Patrick 2%
O'Malley 1%

Romney 25%
Paul 18%
Christie 17%
Bush 13%
Cruz 7%
Jindal 5%

fav/unfav among Democrats

Clinton 88/5% for +83%
Biden 70/14% for +56%
Warren 61/13% for +48%

fav/unfav among Republicans

Romney 72/17% for +55%
Bush 59/15% for +44%
Paul 53/16% for +37%
Cruz 42/16% for +26%
Christie 48/30% for +18%
Jindal 31/15% for +16%

[morgieb]

Amazed Romney does that well among Republicans. I guess the more skeptical ones wouldn't live in New Hampshire but it's still interesting.

Also surprised every poll I've seen says Hillary has basically universal approval in the Democrats. I don't get that vibe here, for example.

[IceSpear]

Amazed Romney does that well among Republicans. I guess the more skeptical ones wouldn't live in New Hampshire but it's still interesting.

Also surprised every poll I've seen says Hillary has basically universal approval in the Democrats. I don't get that vibe here, for example.

Atlas actually seems to be the opposite of the real world. The Republicans tend to be rational and moderate whereas the leftists insist that any Democrat that doesn't support a communist revolution is a traitor and worse than Satan.

[HagridOfTheDeep]

I'd be curious to see Romney's number in a scenario where Christie is shamed out of the race.

[King]

Maybe Mittens really is destined to be the Robert Taft of our time.