Just ahead of his expected presidential announcement, U.S. Senator Rand Paul has some convincing to do among voters in New Hampshire. The Kentucky Republican finishes third in the latest poll from the Granite State.
The Suffolk University pollhas former Florida Governor Jeb Bush out in front with 19 percent support. Fourteen percent of respondents favored Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker. Senator Paul followed with seven percent support.
A quarter of those surveyed were undecided among the possible Republican candidates for president. Texas Senator Ted Cruz is so far the only announced GOP candidate and he received five percent support in the New Hampshire poll.
Senator Paul is expected to announce his candidacy April 7 in Louisville and then fly to New Hampshire for a day of campaigning.
New Hampshire holds the nation’s first presidential primary and Senator Paul has made multiple trips there since 2013.