President 2012 New Hampshire Poll Watch: Romney 47% Vs. Obama 39%

Of the Republican candidates expected to seek the presidential nomination, only Mitt Romney received a plurality of support. Barack Obama received a majority of the vote in matchups against Sarah Palin and Donald Trump. The Republican who performed best against Obama was Colin Powell. Powell was added to the survey in an effort to test the perceived absence of leadership qualities among the Republican candidates and in President Obama. Despite his advanced age and no mention of any presidential aspirations at this time, New Hampshire registered voters in the sample are clearly enamored with the prospect of a Powell candidacy

New Hampshire is a key battleground state for the race for the 2012 Presidency and former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney is well positioned, thus far, to beat President Obama. Second place Mike Huckabee trails the President.

In the polling for Iowa, Mike Huckabee leads while Mitt Romney doesn’t do as well. Iowa is becoming a key battleground state as well.

How about a deal?

Both Romney and Huckabee agree to a compact after which Pawlenty, Palin, Gingrich and Trump et. al. all drop out.

1. Run only positive ads and limit the advertising budget

2. Whoever wins the most GOP delegates by the end of Super Tuesday is annointed the Republican nominee. The other drops out and endorses the other.

3. The second place finisher is nominated as Vice President on the ticket.

4. The Romney-Huckabee or Huckabee-Romney ticket goes into the Spring 2012 as a unified team against President Obama and who ever his Vice President is (I assume it will not be Joe Biden).

Well, how about it?