Not much has changed in the GOP race for New Hampshire’s delegates, except for the rise of former Pennsylvania Rick Santorum to third place. New NBC/Marist numbers out Friday night show him with 13 percent, but the result in the state remains fairly certain. Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney leads the field with 42 percent, followed by Rep. Ron Paul (R-TX) in a distant second with 22.
“Expectations are sky-high for a big Romney victory,” said Dr. Lee M. Miringoff, Director of The Marist College Institute for Public Opinion in a release. “These numbers are a table setter for this weekend’s debates, the last best chance for a major turnaround that would deprive Romney of a decisive win.”
