In the latest Monmouth University/Washington Post poll of 712 potential GOP primary voters in New Hampshire, Donald J. Trump holds 52 percent of support, up from 46 percent that was recorded in a survey back in November.
Donald Trump speaking at CPAC 2011 in Washington, D.C.
Nikki Haley, former UN ambassador and governor of South Carolina, has seen her numbers go on a major upswing. She currently holds 34 percent support, almost doubling her numbers from November, which were around 18 percent.
The poll was conducted between Jan. 16-20, before Ron DeSantis ended his presidential campaign. He barely made a dent, with a paltry 8 percent-only up 1 percent from November.
In New Hampshire, independent voters are allowed to participate in the GOP primary.
63 percent of registered independents stated they plan to take a Republican ballot, up from 52 percent in November. One-third of said independents said they voted for Biden in 2020.
Haley's support stands at 48 percent among independents, compared to Trump's 38 percent. Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie (R) dropped out of the race in January and only had the support of 11 percent of poll participants back in November.
In this poll, only 1 percent said they would vote for him. The January poll reportedly had a 4.5 percent margin of error.
According to The Hill, the New Hampshire GOP primary polling average, Trump leads by Haley 11.2 percentage points, with 47.4 percent to her 36.2 percent. But those New Hampshire numbers could lull some into believing that Haley is doing better than she actually is.
Nationally Trump leads Haley 66.9 percent to 12.1 percent. A commanding lead by any name is a commanding lead.
In other news, On Saturday, during an interview with Fox News anchor Bret Baier, Trump appeared to suggest that his pick for vice president is a no-brainer and that people would not "be that surprised" by his choice of running mate. He ruled out Nikki Haley as his running mate last week saying, 'She's not smart enough.'
When asked of the significance of picking a VP running mate, Trump said, "Well, it's never really had that much of an effect on an election, which is an amazing thing, both election and primary. It's never really had much of an effect."
