McCain Jumps to Double Digit Lead

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Latest poll from CNN shows an astounding jump for John McCain in the wake of the New Hampshire win.

McCain has the support of 34 percent of registered Republicans in a CNN/Opinion Research Corp. survey out Friday. That's a 21-point jump from the last CNN/Opinion Research poll, taken in December, well before the Iowa caucuses and New Hampshire primary earlier this month.

Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee, who won the Iowa Republican caucuses, is in second place in the new survey, with 21 percent of those registered Republicans polled supporting him for the GOP nomination.

Pretty good for a guy who was running on fumes in July and by October I was wondering whether he would stay in at all. I still don't think he can win though, but he is enjoying a very good week. Rounding out the pack, Rudy takes 3rd with 18% and Mitt Romney is at an awful (considering the money and organization) fourth place with 14%. Fred Thompson is the caboose with 6%.

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