2016 Postmortem
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By: Jose DelReal
November 5, 2013 03:51 PM EST
Republican voters remain undecided over their favorite candidate for the 2016 presidential election while Democrats are rallying heavily behind Hillary Clinton as their front-runner, according to a new poll released Tuesday.
The Public Policy Polling survey shows that Gov. Chris Christie and Sen. Rand Paul are the favorites among Republican voters, tied at 16 percent. But Sen. Ted Cruz and Gov. Jeb Bush closely follow at 15 and 14 percent, respectively, setting up a virtual tie between the four potential candidates.
Things are much clearer among Democrats, with Hillary Clinton trouncing Vice President Joe Biden the second place candidate by 55 points. She receives 67 percent of Democratic support compared to his 12 percent.
Among the four Republican favorites, Cruz fares the worst against Clinton, losing to her by 17 points in a national survey. PPP notes that an election featuring Cruz and Clinton has the potential of producing the most lopsided national popular vote result since Lyndon Johnson routed Barry Goldwater in 1964.
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Auggie
(31,067 posts)I don't think he can pull off an honest election with the W legacy hanging over his head.
Notice I said honest. That's why I'm concerned.
get the red out
(13,459 posts)The GOP primary cannibalism from that group could be very entertaining.
libdem4life
(13,877 posts)run, not to mention the money he, like Hillary, can easily raise. Christie, Paul and Cruz are heavily regional and untested nationally.
It's long been known he's the "smart one" in the Bush family and has high name recognition, so GWB baggage will likely be like Hillary's baggage...old news. I don't know much about his own history, however.
gopiscrap
(23,674 posts)libdem4life
(13,877 posts)politician's kids and drugs seem to be pretty much standard these days. Way worse stuff was brought out with GWB as to his own history, however. Would rather have any of the other three as opponents.