Forty-seven percent (47%) of New Hampshire GOP primary voters are now certain of how they will vote, up from 42% two weeks ago. Just over half (53%) say they could change their minds between now and the January 10 primary.
Romney also remains the candidate best-liked by New Hampshire GOP primary voters: 27% share a Very Favorable opinion of him. Nineteen percent (19%) view Paul Very Favorably, while 16% hold a Very Favorable impression of Gingrich. Perry and Santorum are the least-liked with Very Favorables of four percent (4%) and nine percent (9%) respectively.
A plurality of New Hampshire Republican voters (45%) thinks Romney would be the strongest opponent against President Obama in the general election, while 29% say that of Gingrich and 10% of Paul. Thirty-one percent (31%) view Bachmann as the weakest general election candidate, but 20% say that of Paul. On the national level, Gingrich is the clear favorite among GOP voters as the strongest opponent to Obama.
Eighty-one percent (81%) of New Hampshire GOP primary voters believe the candidates’ performances in debates are at least somewhat important to how they vote, but just 27% see them as Very Important. Thirty-one percent (31%) believe there have been too many debates so far, but 52% say there’s been about the right amount.
