New Hampshire Primary Polls: Voters Would Rather a Giant Meteor Kill Humankind Than See Trump Re-elected

Turns out Democrats in that conservative state called New Hampshire, which Hillary Clinton won in 2016 by only a 0.4 percent over Donald Trump, are some of the most passionate Trump foes in the entire Democratic Party.

The depth of their distaste for Trump was revealed in their answer to a question in a poll from Jan. 28 and Jan. 31. The question in the poll by The University of Massachusetts Lowell stated: "Which of the following outcomes would you prefer occur on November 3, 2020? Donald Trump wins re-election or a giant meteor strikes the earth, extinguishing all human life."

A full 62 percent chose "A giant meteor strikes the earth, extinguishing all human life." The balance of 38 percent chose to re-elect Trump. Ninety-five percent of likely Democratic primary voters in the Granite State also said they disapproved of the job Trump’s doing.

The poll largely asked New Hampshire voters their opinions about Trump. The Democratic Party's primary will take place in the state on Tuesday.

The poll found preference for the eventual Democratic presidential nominee remains “wide open.” The poll has 23 percent of likely Dem voters supporting Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-VT; 22 percent behind former Vice President Joe Biden; while 19 percent will vote for Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-MA. All of these numbers are within the poll's margin of error of 6.4 percent.

Mayor Pete Buttigieg, who won the chaotic Iowa caucus on February 3, had 12 percent support among New Hampshire Democrats. His low poll numbers here suggest a Sanders' win on Tuesday. Sanders came a close second to Buttigieg in Iowa, losing top spot by only 0.1 percent.

The poll concludes New Hampshire is “too close to call.” It also found a large portion of likely voters said they might still change their minds, which is good for Buttigieg who appeared from out of nowhere to grab Iowa. Biden was widely expected to win Iowa but wound-up a disappointing fourth after Buttigieg, Sanders and Warren.

The poll reveals 39 percent of likely voters said they might still change their mind about their choice for a presidential candidate. Sanders’ supporters appear rock solid with 88 percent of respondents that favor him saying they will definitely vote for him. Only 12 percent said they might change their minds.

Of Biden's supporters, 68 percent said their vote is definite but 32 percent said they might change their minds. As for Warren, 62 percent of her supporters will definitely vote for her while 38 percent said they might choose another candidate.

Buttigieg has a problem with his supporters: 71 percent of them say they might change their minds. Sixty-four percent among supporters of billionaire Tom Steyer and 58 percent among supporters of Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-MN, might still swing to another candidate.These findings suggest there could be large shifts in support leading-up to the New Hampshire primary.

“This is a true toss-up race," said Joshua Dyck, director of the Center for Public Opinion and associate professor of political science. "There are three candidates within the margin of error and when you count the persuadable voters for the other candidates, there is a high degree of instability in this race with just over a week to go. New Hampshire primaries are reputed for going down to the wire and it looks like Granite State Democrats are ready to live up to their reputation.”