Latest Polls: McCain Leads Romney, Huckabee in New Hampshire

Mon, January 07, 2008 - 8:02 AM

John McCain is poised to repeat his 2000 victory in Tuesday's New Hampshire primary. Today's polls show him keeping a lead over Mitt Romney.

McCain is at 34 percent to Romney's 30 percent in today's USA Today-Gallup Poll.. Mike Huckabee is at 13 percent, followed in the single digits by Ron Paul, Rudy Giuliani and Fred Thompson.

Photo courtesy Bruce Bennett

USA Today reports that Romney leads among Republicans, but independents support McCain by a 2 to 1 margin. Independents can vote in either primary.

Today's CNN-WMUR tracking poll also shows McCain keeping ahead of Romney, 32 percent to 26 percent.

Romney has been running negative ads about McCain in which voters say McCain supports amnesty for illegal immigrants, a charge McCain vigorously denied in Saturday's candidates debate.

-- Marsha Mercer