Nothing like the will of the people to foil the virulent Hillary Haters and their contrived
Washington (CNN)Hillary Clinton continues to be a dominant force heading into the 2016 presidential election, according to a new CNN/ORC poll.
The former secretary of state maintains a broad lead over the field of
potential Democratic challengers she could face in a nomination contest
and sizable advantages over the leading contenders from the Republican
side in general election match-ups.
Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush
tops the possible field for the Republican Party's nomination race,
followed by Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker, Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul, former
Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee and former neurosurgeon Ben Carson all in a
tight cluster.
Poll: Double-digit lead for Hillary vs. GOP 01:35
But
none of the top candidates in this field gets within 10 points of
Hillary Clinton in a series of hypothetical general election matchups.
Rand
Paul comes closest, with 43% saying they'd be more likely to back him
while 54% choose Clinton. The two candidates who currently top the GOP
field, Bush and Walker, match up equally against Clinton, with each
carrying 40% to her 55%. Huckabee gets 41% to Clinton's 55% and Carson
has 40% to Clinton's 56%.
In the race for the Democratic presidential nomination, Clinton holds a nearly 50-point lead over Vice President Joe Biden,
her closest competitor in the field, 62% to 15%. Massachusetts Sen.
Elizabeth Warren rounds out the top three on the Democratic side with
10%. No other potential candidate tops 5%.
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