New Hampshire: Clinton Even With Giuliani, McCain, Romney

Rasmussen Reports ^ | September 21, 2007

[Clintonfatigued]

At this very early stage in the Election 2008 cycle, the state looks competitive once again. Democratic frontrunner Hillary Clinton has just a single point advantage over Republican hopeful Rudy Giuliani (43% to 42%) and is even with both Mitt Romney (both at 42%) and John McCain (both at 43%). Clinton does enjoy an eleven point edge over the newest entrant in the race, Fred Thompson (48% to 37%).

[Clintonfatigued]

This is good news overall, in that it means that New Hampshire hasn’t yet become North Massachusetts.

[notpoliticallycorewrecked]

How can four candidates be tied for at 44-43%? The total for their percentage equals 207%. Doesn’t pass the smell test to me.

[Clintonfatigued]

These are four different two-candidate match-ups, not multiple candidates in the same race.

[Katya]

they are probably head to head polls...ie. how Hillary polls against each one of them. Not great when you think she’s the presumptive dem nominee and the repub field is still open.

[OCCASparky]

And considering that Shrillery had double-digit leads on all GOP candidates within the past month, this is VERY good news.

[Nuc1]

No it is becoming East Vermont as Vermont exports its sickness.

[Clintonfatigued]

This is good news. The Hildebeast was supposed to be much farther ahead in NH than this.

[notpoliticallycorewrecked]

Thanks for the explanation. Looks like the Hsu scandal is changing the equation.

[italianquaker]

Rg is still holding strong in the polls, the trend is his friend

[Clintonfatigued]

“No it is becoming East Vermont”

Could be, but it hasn’t gotten there yet, as polls seem to indicate.

[comebacknewt]

Good news in general.

If we go down big in NH, it is a bad sign nationally. As long as we are competitive there, I have to believe we've got a decent shot at winning the Presidency.

[Aglooka]

A lot of people here in NH don’t like Hillary. I’m sure that she does have a fan club but the people around me at least don’t like her.

Nominating a woman (perceived minority) is a big novelty to the dems. That she is competent and trustful comes in a distant second.

Hillarycare 2.0 (buy insurance or else) isn’t likely to go over well with most Americans.

[fieldmarshaldj]

"Clinton does enjoy an eleven point edge over the newest entrant in the race, Fred Thompson (48% to 37%)."

Either Fred is not well-known enough in NH, or you could be seeing outright anti-Southern bigotry on behalf of the voters here. I hope that is not the case.

[darkangel82]

NH goes Dem anyway, even if it is Hillary.

[NeoCaveman]

Either Fred is not well-known enough in NH, or you could be seeing outright anti-Southern bigotry on behalf of the voters here. I hope that is not the case.

I think it is name recognition. Same reason Romney polls poorly in head to heads in non-early primary states.

[NeoCaveman]

NH goes Dem anyway, even if it is Hillary.

Bush carried it in 2000. They have 2 Republican senators and up until 2006 they had a couple of Republican congressmen.

[darkangel82]

Sununu appears to be in trouble with the latest polls, hopefully he can hold on to that seat.

[nyyankeefan]

A lot of people here in NH don’t like Hillary....

a lot of people everywhere DON’T like hillary!!!

[Galactic Overlord-In-Chief]

Thompson hasn’t been on the ground shaking a lot of hands yet. A later poll may show improvement.