Good for John Nichols of The Nation:

“The new CNN/WMUR-TV poll of likely GOP Presidential primary voters in New Hampshire has former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney retaining his from-the-neighborhood lead.

“Arizona Senator John McCain continues to run second in the first primary state, with his numbers unchanged since the last CNN/WMUR survey was completed in September.

“Former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani is in third place, and slipping fast — down eight points since September.

“So who is in fourth place and rising? Who is displaying the most momentum? It’s not media-darling Fred Thompson, nor the more genuinely interesting Mike Huckabee.

“Texas Congressman Ron Paul, the anti-war renegade, has displaced the two more mainstream contenders to take the No. 4 position.”

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