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Former President Donald Trump holds a 28-point lead in New Hampshire, with former U.N. Amb. Nikki Haley in a distant second and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis in a far off fifth place, fresh polling shows.
A Washington Post-Monmouth University poll released Friday shows the ex-president continuing to dominate the GOP primary field, in a state that some predicted could slow his roll to the 2024 Republican nomination.
Trump is the first choice of 46 percent of likely New Hampshire Republican primary voters, while Haley is the top pick for 18 percent of that group.
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, who's focused the bulk of his efforts on the Granite State, received the support of 11 percent of likely GOP voters, while entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy is garnering 8 percent.
DeSantis, who once was actually leading Trump in New Hampshire, is now only attracting the support of 7 percent of likely GOP primary voters.
Former President Donald Trump holds a 28-point lead in New Hampshire , with former U.N. Amb. Nikki Haley in a distant second and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis in an embarrassing fifth place, fresh polling shows
Since 1980, voters in Iowa and New Hampshire have chosen a different winner for the caucuses and the nation's first primary, respectively, but former President Donald Trump looks likely to win them both in January
Sen. Tim Scott - who made the surprise announcement last week that he was giving up on his presidential bid - had been polling at 3 percent.
The survey showed that both Haley and DeSantis could grow their support in the state, but it's unlikely they'll be able to beat Trump, who's in a stronger position in New Hampshire than he was in 2016, when he won the Granite State primary, his first primary win.
About a third of the New Hampshire electorate, 35 percent, said that Haley was either their first or second choice.
And among voters who don't support Trump, 56 percent say Haley is their first or second choice.
Additionally, 60 percent of New Hampshire voters said they would be satisfied or enthusiastic if Haley won the Republican nomination.
She'd be the first woman and first woman of color to do so.
As for DeSantis, 20 percent of likely New Hampshire primary voters rated him their second choice.
Former U.N. Amb. Nikki Haley remains a distant second to former President Donald Trump in New Hampshire, but she looks able to expand her base as a third of the state's voters say she's either their first or second choice GOP candidate
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is captured campaigning in Epping, New Hampshire last month. The governor has slipped to fifth place in the Granite State, after one poll showed him beating former President Donald Trump in the nation's first presidential primary
When first and second choices are factored together, DeSantis leapfrogs Christie and Ramaswamy into third place garnering 27 percent of the vote.
However, when first and second choices are factored in for Trump - his lead extends to 54 percent.
Additionally 41 percent of likely voters said they'd enthusiastic for Trump to become the nominee.
For Haley that number stands at 20 percent and for DeSantis it's 16 percent.
New Hampshire's primary date was finally set this week and it will take place on January 23, eight days after the Iowa caucuses, the first primary contest of the presidential election year.
Since 1980, voters in New Hampshire have chosen a different candidate to win the Granite State primary than the winner of the Iowa caucuses, except when an incumbent has been on the ballot.
No modern one-term president, however, has tried to recapture the White House four years later, making Trump's effort distinct.
In Iowa polling, Trump currently holds around a 30-point lead over DeSantis, who remains in second.
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