http://www.politico.com/story/2015/02/poll-hillary-clinton-florida-pennsylvania-ohio-114856.html?hp=c4_3Poll: Clinton leads in 3 swing states
By Lucy McCalmont
2/3/15 8:28 AM EST
Updated 2/3/15 8:47 AM EST
A new swing-state poll shows Hillary Clinton continuing to lead her potential 2016 GOP rivals — but the margins are narrowing in certain key states and against certain candidates.
Clinton leads former Gov. Jeb Bush 44 percent to 43 percent in Florida, falling within the 3.2 margin of error of the latest Quinnipiac University poll released Tuesday.
The poll, which surveyed Florida, Pennsylvania and Ohio, depicts yet another strong showing for the former secretary of state.
Clinton, who is widely expected to launch a White House bid, bests other potential GOP contenders by at least 10 points in the pollster’s survey of Florida voters — she leads New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie by 18 points, Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul by 12 points, former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee by 17 points and Florida Sen. Marco Rubio by 10 points.
Clinton also holds strong in Ohio, despite falling within the margin of error against Ohio Gov. John Kasich, 44 to 43. In Ohio, Clinton leads Bush 47 to 36, Christie 47 to 34, Paul 48 to 36 and Huckabee 49 to 34.
Of the three states surveyed, Clinton finds the greatest support in Pennsylvania, where she earns over 50 percent in each of her hypothetical Republican matchups. Once again, she leads Bush 50 to 35, Paul 53 to 34, Huckabee 54 to 34 and former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum 54 to 34.
The Quinnipiac University poll was conducted Jan. 22-Feb. 1 and surveyed 936 Florida voters with a margin of error of plus or minus 3.2 percent; 943 Ohio voters with a margin of error of plus or minus 3.2 percent; 881 Pennsylvania voters with a margin of error of plus or minus 3.3 percent.
