New Hampshire Republican Gov. Chris Sununu grew animated and agitated when asked whether Donald Trump was on an unstoppable march to the Republican nomination . But conversations with Republicans here this week offered a more measured view of the race than national polls suggest . While Trump supporters were vocal in their admiration for the former president many voters said they were only beginning to size up the contenders and were open to alternatives leading up to the New Hampshire primary . The Granite State primary which follows the Iowa caucuses early next year in kicking off the nominating contest . Trump continues to run circles around a crowded field all of whom are struggling to break through . In a new poll out this week he was ahead of his nearest rival Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis by more than percentage points . But voters said he was impressed by former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley as a candidate she wants to learn more about after watching the first GOP primary debate in August . Haley confronted the question of electability to a crowd of undecided voters Tuesday night at a town meeting Tuesday night in Claremont . She said she has the experience the intelligence and she likes most of Trumps policies and said she would be a strong general election candidate for the general election candidates . She also said she is ready to vote for President Joe Biden with a smile and said he knows Ill stomp him. He knows he knows she knows he know he knows he knew he knows that he knows it. He said she knows that she knows she knew he knew that he knew she knew that she was going to defeat him. She said he knew it. She knows he was going for him. It is a good thing. He has a good things. He knew he had a great thing. She has a very different thing. It