NH-Suffolk: Romney with clear lead (if he'd run)

[Tender Branson]

2016 presidential sweepstakes

While the Democratic primary is dominated by Hillary Clinton in all public polls, her favorability went from a plus-12 in March (51 percent favorable – 39 percent unfavorable) to a plus-6 today (48 percent favorable – 42 percent unfavorable).

Meanwhile, the Republican GOP presidential sweepstakes is wide open in New Hampshire. Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) and New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie were tied at 11 percent, followed closely by former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush and Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) at 8 percent, former Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman (7 percent) and Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) (5 percent). Six other potential candidates combined for 17 percent, with 32 percent undecided.

Romney effect

When Mitt Romney was added into the mix, he dominated the field among likely Republican voters, securing 24 percent while driving all other potential candidates into single digits.

President’s approval ratings

President Obama, a 6-point winner in the Granite state in 2012, continues to be on the minus side in both personal popularity (45 percent favorable – 49 percent unfavorable) and job performance (39 percent approve – 52 percent disapprove). These ratings are down by a point from last March, when a Suffolk University poll showed his personal popularity at 46 percent favorable – 48 percent unfavorable and 40 percent of voters approving, 51 percent disapproving of the president’s job performance.

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Methodology

The statewide Suffolk University survey used a split sample of landline and cell phone numbers and a screen to filter out low voter intensity. The field of 800 likely voters was conducted Saturday, June 14, through Wednesday, June 18. The margin of error is +/-3.5 percent at a 95 percent level of confidence. The subset of 419 likely Republican primary voters carries an error rate of +/-4.8 percent.

http://www.suffolk.edu/news/53403.php#.U6MNYEDPyz4

[JRP1994]

Romneymentum!

[Frozen Sky Ever Why]

It's unlikely, but Romney could re-emerge if the so-con vote is split, and especially if he can brand himself as the anti-immigration candidate. According to Ann Coulter he is the only one who's right on immigration, she even called Cruz a RINO on the issue.

Romney, like Hillary and Nixon, has always wanted to be President.

[eric82oslo]

What about an Ann Coulter/Rick Santorum ticket?

Ann Coulter would probably bomb even harder than even Sarah Palin.

[Frozen Sky Ever Why]

What about an Ann Coulter/Rick Santorum ticket?

Ann Coulter would probably bomb even harder than even Sarah Palin.

Ann didn't like Santorum in 2012, I think he wasn't conservative enough.

[henster]

Why do they include him these polls?

[Likely Voter]

again the clear lead for the GOP is "32 percent undecided"

And Romney support is really "I dunno, but not one of the crazies"

[Mr. Morden]

Romney 24%
Christie 9%
Paul 8%
Bush 7%
Huntsman 5%
Rubio 4%
Cruz 4%
Jindal 3%
Walker 3%
Huckabee 2%
Santorum 2%
Perry 1%
Ryan 1%

If Romney doesn't run….

Christie 11%
Paul 11%
Bush 8%
Cruz 8%
Huntsman 7%
Rubio 5%
Huckabee 4%
Walker 4%
Jindal 3%
Ryan 3%
Perry 2%
Santorum 1%

[HagridOfTheDeep]

again the clear lead for the GOP is "32 percent undecided"

And Romney support is really "I dunno, but not one of the crazies"

The problem is... who on that list is less crazy than Romney?

-Christie, but he's the Bridgegate thug
-Bush, but he's a Bush
-Huntsman, but he's just an awful, awful campaigner

I mean, I don't want to sound like a broken record, but there aren't really that many good candidates for the moderate Republican voting block. Romney's their guy.

[Simfan34]

Excellent results for Jon Huntsman!

[Southern Senator North Carolina Yankee]

Oh please, not him again Simfan.

[Simfan34]

Oh please, not him again Simfan.

Semper eadem.

[Nichlemn]

This is probably all name recognition.

[Oldiesfreak1854]

Alan Colmes summarized this poll perfectly: in the land of the blind, the one-eyed man is king.

[Bull Moose Base]

If Romney were to run, he'd have a good chance of winning New Hampshire, ending up battling Ted Cruz for the nomination and if he won, facing an opponent who matches him in gaffes, money and age. Even if she beats him, maybe her first term will go badly and he can run again in 2020.

[NHLiberal]

If Romney were to run, he'd have a good chance of winning New Hampshire, ending up battling Ted Cruz for the nomination and if he won, facing an opponent who matches him in gaffes, money and age. Even if she beats him, maybe her first term will go badly and he can run again in 2020.

[IceSpear]

If Romney were to run, he'd have a good chance of winning New Hampshire, ending up battling Ted Cruz for the nomination and if he won, facing an opponent who matches him in gaffes, money and age. Even if she beats him, maybe her first term will go badly and he can run again in 2020.

LOL