2008 Election Coverage

Romney is on a roll, in the money and the polls

May 23rd, 2007

In spite of what John McCain’s mailers might say, Romney’s on a roll, leading in both in the money and the early states’ polls. Recent polls in the early-voting states of Iowa and New Hampshire show Romney surging with a double-digit lead over Sen. John McCain of Arizona and former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani. The Des Moines Register put Romney’s standing at 30 percent, 12 points ahead of McCain and 13 points over Giuliani. A Zogby poll in New Hampshire shows Romney at 35 percent, with both McCain and Giuliani at just 19.

After a terrific fund-raising quarter, made possible by his business connections and mormon network, he’s had a steady stream of television advertising; the one-term former governor of Massachusetts has caught the attention of both voters and political insiders.

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