When one candidate wants to really get on the nerves of another candidate, all they have to do is appear to be gaining support among voters. Mike Huckabee and John McCain have learned this as they started to sneak up on Mitt Romney in polls in Iowa and New Hampshire, two of the early primary states that begin the primary election season in January, 2008.
Since former president Ronald Reagan declared that other candidates of the same party were off limits to attack there has been little in the way of mud slinging between Republicans. Mitt Romney is prepared to break that agreement as he sees Huckabee's stake in Iowa increase to 32 percent, taking over as the leader there, according to polls at usaelectionpolls.com.
McCain, Arizona Senator is starting to improve his status in New Hampshire and while Romney's approaching so-called comparison ads will initial go after Huckabee, McCain is not immune to a similar attack. As primary election's get closer and the races become tighter, Romney is taking off the gloves and preparing for battle.
How republican candidates fare against theoretical Democrat candidates can be found at polls listed at PresidentElectionPolls.com, where each candidate is pitted against one of the top tier Democrats and polls indicate voter's preference. Although the national numbers are impressive for some candidates, the state by state breakdown can offer reasons why Romney may be getting worried about his stock as a top candidate.
Huckabee leads in Iowa and Giuliani leads in national polls, Romney's slim lead in his native New England may make it the time for his campaign to start pointing out difference between him and others in the race.
For the month of December, Mitt Romney is polling in double digits in 7 states and in order from highest to lowest: New Hampshire, Nevada, Iowa, South Carolina, California, Florida, and Georgia. The four states in which he polls the highest happen to be the earliest states. Michigan, another early state would be his second highest rated state but it so happens that there has not been a December Michigan poll.
