Following John McCain’s surprise victory in New Hampshire, the first post-primary polls have started to come out in South Carolina. The numbers have got to be concerning to supporters of Mike Huckabee and Fred Thompson. Both of those candidates have essentially staked their campaigns on a win in the first Southern primary to boost them into contention by Super Tuesday.
A Rasmussen poll taken two days before New Hampshire showed Mike Huckabee in the lead in South Carolina: 28 Huckabee, 21 McCain, 15 Romney, 11 Thompson, 10 Giuliani.
Rasmussen’s latest poll, taken the day after New Hampshire voted, shows a significant shift: 27 McCain, 24 Huckabee, 16 Romney, 12 Thompson, and 6 for Giuliani.
A Fox News poll taken at the same time showed McCain with 25% over Huckabee with 18% and Romney with 17%.
The Real Clear Politics polling average (the poll of polls) still shows Huckabee ahead in South Carolina, but these latest numbers suggest a surge in support for Senator McCain.
January 11th, 2008 at 2:30 pm
Let us not forget that the polls show Obama winning pretty big in NH and we know how that turned out. However, if McCain wins then perhaps Huckabee and Thompson will be done.
January 12th, 2008 at 5:29 am
McCain is now ahead in Florida as well. What does Giuliani do if he loses Florida?