St. Anselm College's Institute of Politics
released a new presidential primary preference poll today that puts supposed "long shot", Ron Paul in fourth place among
the 2008 Republican candidates with 7.4 percent. The survey of likely New Hampshire primary
voters, finalized by SRBI Research in New York City, ranks Congressman Paul
fourth behind Mitt Romney, Rudy Giuliani, and John McCain, respectively, and
also shows that 40 percent of self-identified independents who may vote
Republican, and 19 percent who will, are still undecided.
Fred Thompson, who is estimated to be
second-place in the national polls, is in sixth place.
The new figure shows that Congressman Paul is
gaining momentum in key primary states, up from the 5 percent Gallup Poll
estimate on October 17! Recent poll
results from Rasmussen Reports indicate that number
could be much higher nationwide.
See the official results here.