A New Hampshire poll released Wednesday shows Texas Rep. Ron Paul in third place, the latest poll to show the Texas Republican gaining support in the Granite State.
A Suffolk University/WHDH poll of likely Republican voters shows Mr. Paul trailing former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney and Minnesota Rep. Michele Bachmann. Mr. Romney received 36 percent support, while Ms. Bachmann receives 11 percent support.
Mr. Paul, meanwhile, receives the support of 8 percent of likely voters.
The Texas Republican leads former Alaska governor Sarah Palin, former Minnesota governor Tim Pawlenty and former Utah governor Jon Huntsman. The New Hampshire poll is the latest to show Mr. Paul maintaining support in the first-in-the-nation primary state.
The poll comes as Mr. Paul continues to ramp up his bid for the Republican presidential nomination. The Texas Republican has focused campaign resources in Iowa and New Hampshire as the 2012 race heats up. Mr. Paul traveled to Iowa earlier this week, meeting with supporters and Republican leaders in the state.
The Texas Republican made headlines over the weekend, bidding $34,000 for a key spot for the Ames Presidential Straw Poll scheduled for early August. Mr. Paul also gained headlines Tuesday, saying the United States should “declare bankruptcy.” The Texas congressman was discussing Greece’s fiscal trouble with Iowa radio host Jan Mickelson when he was asked, “If bankruptcy is the cure for Greece, is it also the cure for the United States?”
Suffolk determined their margin of error as +/-4.9 percent with a 95 percent level of confidence.
