Ohio Gov. John Kasich is having a run of good news in New Hampshire. Just three weeks before Granite Staters will cast their votes in the first-in-the-nation primary, Kasich is rising in the polls, as three newspapers threw their support behind a candidate who has otherwise struggled to break from the pack.

An American Research Group poll out Tuesday shows Kasich taking sole position of second place behind Donald Trump, up to 20 points in the survey taken from Jan. 15-18, from 14 points in ARG’s poll last week. Trump also ticked up two points, from 25 percent to 27 percent.

ARG’s new results, along with the endorsements from the Nashua Telegraph, Foster’s Daily Democrat and the Portsmouth Herald on Sunday, could indicate that Kasich could make a play for one of the key early states.

Kasich’s gains could come at the expense of some other establishment Republicans banking on a strong showing in New Hampshire to keep their presidential campaigns afloat.

Florida Sen. Marco Rubio fell four points, from 14 percent to 10 percent, while Texas Sen. Ted Cruz – battling Trump for the lead in Iowa – has nine percent, as does New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie.

