Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani has pulled to within three points of former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney in the New Hampshire Presidential Primary. A month ago, Romney had a twelve-point edge.

The latest Rasmussen Reports telephone survey shows that Romney is the top choice for 25% of Likely Primary Voters while Giuliani is preferred by 22%. Nineteen percent (19%) prefer the newest entrant in the race, former Tennessee Senator Fred Thompson while 12% favor Arizona Senator John McCain. Former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee is at 4% in the poll while four other candidates split 5% of the national vote. Thirteen percent (13%) of voters are not sure how they will vote.

Thirty-nine percent (39%) of New Hampshire’s Republican Primary voters say that Thompson should not have skipped a debate in New Hampshire to announce his candidacy on the Tonight Show. Twenty-five percent (25%) say it was a good decision while 35% are not sure.

However, 77% say that Thompson’s position on the issues will matter more to New Hampshire voters than his decision to skip the debate. Only 13% think the debate decision will matter more.

The Rasmussen Reports telephone survey also found that 32% of New Hampshire’s Republican Primary voters do not want McCain to win the party nomination. Fifteen percent (15%) say they don’t want Romney to get the GOP nomination while 14% say the same about both Giuliani and Thompson. Seventeen percent (17%) say that all four candidates are acceptable.

Among New Hampshire’s Republican Primary voters, Rudy Giuliani is viewed favorably by 79% and unfavorably by 19%. Fred Thompson’s numbers are 67% favorable and 20% unfavorable.

Mitt Romney, from neighboring Massachusetts, is known by 94% of the voters. Sixty-eight percent (68%) offer a positive assessment while 26% say the opposite.

John McCain, who won the state’s primary eight years ago, is viewed favorably by 63% in New Hampshire while 35% say the opposite.

Mike Huckabee is viewed favorably by 40% and unfavorably by 35%.

The survey was conducted in partnership with Fox Television Stations, Inc.

Nationally, the race for the Republican Presidential nomination remains quite fluid. Thompson and Giuliani remain the top two candidates in the Rasmussen Reports daily Presidential Tracking Poll.

In New Hampshire’s Democratic Primary, Clinton has a solid lead.

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