Hillary trounces Rick Perry in presidential match-up; Perry, Ted Cruz lag behind in GOP primary
Texas Gov. Rick Perry fares worse against Hillary Clinton than any other potential Republican presidential candidate, according to a new McClatchy-Marist poll.
Perry, who says he is thinking and praying about a possible 2016 presidential candidacy, trails the former Secretary of State by 16 percentage points — 52 percent to 36 percent — in a hypothetical general election match-up. House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan also trails Clinton by 16 points, 53 percent to 37 percent.
The strongest Republicans included in the McClatchy-Marist poll were New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie (6 percentage points behind Clinton) and former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush (down by 8 points).
In a GOP primary contest, Perry places a poor seventh at 4 percent. Freshman Texas Sen. Ted Cruz finished sixth with 7 percent.
More, including infographic, at http://blog.chron.com/txpotomac/2013/07/hillary-clinton-trounces-rick-perry-in-presidential-match-up-perry-ted-cruz-lag-behind-in-gop-primary/?cmpid=hpts .
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