NATIONAL: GOP ALL OVER THE 2016 MAP

[DonViejo]

But Paul Ryan gets highest ratings from party faithful

West Long Branch, NJ – When asked to name their top choice for 2016, Republicans and
Republican-leaning voters volunteer a large field of contenders, with none breaking away from the pack. Although Paul Ryan is not on voters’ radar for the “horse race” question, he far outpaces the field when it comes to candidate favorability. The Monmouth University Poll also finds that most GOP voters are at least somewhat willing to give a little on the issues in order to support a candidate with the best shot at winning the White House.

When asked to name who they would like to see as the party’s nominee for president,
Republicans and Republican leaning voters volunteer more than a dozen names, with none exceeding 10% support. Contenders include Mitt Romney (8%), Ben Carson (7%), Chris Christie (7%), Jeb Bush (6%), Ted Cruz (5%), Rand Paul (5%), Mike Huckabee (3%), Scott Walker (3%), Bobby Jindal (2%), Rick Perry (2%), Marco Rubio (2%), and Rick Santorum (1%).

The poll question asked survey participants to name a preference without providing a list of
suggested candidates. A majority are able to volunteer a choice more than a year before the first official nominating contest. Another 37% say they are undecided at this stage and 8% report that they do not plan to support any Republican candidate in 2016.

Favored contenders for the GOP nomination among self-identified Tea Party supporters include
Ben Carson (13%), Ted Cruz (10%), and Mitt Romney (9%). Among Republicans who are not aligned with the Tea Party, 9% prefer Chris Christie, 7% name Jeb Bush, and 7% pick Mitt Romney as their choice for 2016.

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http://www.monmouth.edu/assets/0/32212254770/32212254991/32212254992/32212254994/32212254995/30064771087/77428dc4-6cb3-4a2e-be5d-22764e164efe.pdf

[Mass]

1. Other poll today gives very different results. It is too early to talk about that.

http://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/presidential-races/227267-romney-bush-top-2016-poll

Bush’s support hinges, in part, on whether former GOP nominee Mitt Romney decides to make a third run for the White House. Romney was the top choice for 19 percent of Republicans and GOP-leaning independents, while Bush received 14 percent in a new McClatchy-Marist poll. Gov. Chris Christie (R-N.J.) and former Gov. Mike Huckabee (R-Ark.) won 9 percent of the vote, while conservative neurosurgeon Ben Carson rounds out the top five with 8 percent.

For the Democratic field, Hillary Clinton is of course ahead,

On the other side of the ticket, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is the far and away favorite for Democrats, with 62 percent of Democrats and Democratic-leaning independents supporting her candidacy. Vice President Biden won 11 percent of the vote, followed by Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren’s 9 percent and Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders’s 4 percent.

[Fred Sanders]

2. Another poll out today showed 99% of folks would like governing to begin when elections are over.

Endless campaigning to fill the endless cycle news time and the never full enough cash reserves.