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Tuesday, February 06, 2007
2008 frontrunners get high favorable ratings in New Hampshire
WASHINGTON (CNN) -- The frontrunners in both races for the 2008 Democratic and Republican nomination enjoy high favorability ratings in the early-voting state of New Hampshire, new CNN/WMUR polls indicate.
In the Democratic field, former North Carolina Sen. John Edwards registers a 74 percent favorability rating and a 13 percent unfavorable. Sen. Hillary Clinton also registers 74 percent favorable with a 15 percent unfavorable. Meanwhile Sen. Barack Obama gets a 67 percent favorable and a 12 percent unfavorable. The poll interviewed 353 New Hampshire residents who say they plan to vote in the Democratic primary. It carries a margin of error of plus or minus 5 percentage points. In the Republican field, former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani leads the pack with a 70 percent favorability rating and a 14 percent unfavorable rating. Sen. John McCain, who won the 2000 New Hampshire GOP primary, has a 59 percent favorable and a 27 percent unfavorable. Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney registered a 53 percent favorability rating and a 27 percent unfavorable rating. The poll interviewed 311 New Hampshire residents who say they plan to vote in the Republican primary. It carries a margin of error of plus or minus 5 percentage points. -- CNN Ticker Producer Alexander Mooney
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