Politics
Jeb Bush leads GOP 2016 field: Poll
Jeb Bush is the front-runner for the Republican ticket
in 2016, according to a new poll. (Photo...
The
former Florida governor was backed by 23 percent of respondents in a CNN/ORC
poll. New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie came in second, with 13 percent; physician
Ben Carson grabbed 7 percent; and Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul and ex-Arkansas Gov.
Mike Huckabee both tallied 6 percent.
Florida
Sen. Marco Rubio and Wisconsin Rep. Paul Ryan each scored 5 percent, while
Texas Sen. Ted Cruz polled at 4 percent.
Bush
is one of the few candidates in the field to announce he's exploring a
presidential run.
Of
the Democratic respondents polled, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton
was the runaway favorite at 66 percent, followed by Massachusetts Sen.
Elizabeth Warren at 9 percent.
In
head-to-head match-ups with Clinton, it's Bush who fared best out of the GOP
field. The poll found he'd grab 41 percent of the vote compared to Clinton's 54
percent. Ryan was the second-best, falling behind Clinton in a 56-41 split.
Whether
some of Bush's policies would satisfy the conservative GOP base remains a
question. He's supported allowing some illegal immigrants to stay in the United
States and Common Core education standards, both of which are opposed by many
conservatives. State spending also increased under Bush's watch as Florida's
governor.
But
the poll showed that Bush might be able to overcome those positions.
Forty-two
percent of respondents said Bush's illegal immigration stance — that allowing
some illegal immigrants stay in the U.S. with their families is an "act of
love" — makes them less likely to back him, but another 38 percent said it
made no difference.
GOP
primary voters were also split on Common Core, with 38 percent saying Bush's
support for the education standards made them less likely to support him, while
39 percent said it made no difference.
And
49 percent said it didn't matter that Florida spending rose under Bush compared
with 40 percent who said it did. Similarly, 43 percent of respondents said it
didn't matter that Bush hasn't signed the same pledge as nearly all House
Republicans have backed to resist raising any taxes, compared with 38 percent
who said it made them less likely to back Bush.
The
poll of 1,011 adults was conducted Dec. 18-21 through landlines and cell
phones. Of those surveyed, 453 were Republicans and 469 Democrats. The poll
carried a 3 percentage-point margin of error.
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