NH Poll: Romney Way Up, But Cain Surges

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Businessman Herman Cain has had a major surge lately, and it continues in New Hampshire, although to a lesser extent. Cain gets 20 percent in a new New Hampshire Journal survey, second to former Mass Gov. Mitt Romney’s continuing lead in NH. Romney is at 41 percent in the poll, continuing his run as the very strong frontrunner in the first primary state.

From the Journal:

“Cain’s emergence as a top tier candidate following a series of strong debate performances has developed into a major subtext of the 2012 campaign. He has earned an extremely positive public image rating with 62% of respondents saying they have a favorable opinion of him and only 25% saying they have an unfavorable opinion of him. That is second only to Gov. Romney who maintains a stellar image of 68% favorable / 22% unfavorable.

Cain has not campaigned much in New Hampshire recently, however, nor does he have an organized effort. In fact, without even a state office in New Hampshire it remains to be seen whether he can hold this momentum. It is important to note that in each of the last four months there have been different second place candidates and each has fallen due to different circumstances.”

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