CNN/ORC Poll: Hillary Still Far Ahead of All Democrat, GOP Rivals

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CNN/ORC Poll: Hillary Still Far Ahead of All Democrat, GOP Rivals
Wednesday, March 18, 2015 09:50 AM

By: Melissa Clyne

Revelations — and the ensuing scandal — that former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton nixed a government email account in lieu of a private server run out of her home doesn't appear to have hampered her standing as the front-runner going into the 2016 presidential election.

Sixty-two percent of Americans surveyed in a CNN/ORC poll conducted March 13-15 said they were likely to support Clinton in the 2016 Democrat primaries. Her next closest competitor was Vice President Joe Biden, who garnered just 15 percent support.

Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren received 10 percent support, while Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders got 3 percent. Former Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley received less than 1 percent.

If Warren were not in the race, support for Clinton soared to 67 percent, while Biden picked up just 1 point.

Sixty-eight percent said Democrats have a better chance of winning the presidency in 2016 if Clinton is the party's nominee.

Fifty-three percent of those polled held a favorable opinion of Clinton, compared with 44 percent who viewed her unfavorably. Biden's favorability rating trailed Clinton by 10 points.

The former secretary of state's numbers are down 4 percentage points since the same time last year, and down 6 points since November.

On March 2, The New York Times reported that during her four years in office, Clinton exclusively used her personal email account to conduct government business, calling into question whether she violated federal laws requiring the retention of official correspondence. Using a private server meant that Clinton's email records were kept at her New York home, allowing her complete control over what information was retained and purged without any oversight.

As the presumed Democratic nominee, Clinton also bested the slate of likely GOP candidates. When matched up against former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush, 55 percent of poll participants said they'd choose Clinton while 40 percent chose Bush. Ditto for a matchup against New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie.

When put up against Florida Sen. Marco Rubio, the split was 55 percent Clinton and 42 percent Rubio. Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee received 41 percent support to Clinton's 55 percent, while Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul got 43 percent to Clinton's 54 percent.

Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker and retired neurosurgeon Ben Carson each received 40 percent to Clinton's 55 percent and 56 percent, respectively.

In the Republican field, Bush led the pack with 16 percent; followed by Walker (13 percent); Paul (12 percent); Huckabee (10 percent); Carson (9 percent); Christie and Rubio (7 percent); Texas Sen. Ted Cruz and former Texas Gov. Rick Perry (4 percent); Ohio Gov. John Kasich (2 percent); and South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham; Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal; and former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum (1 percent). 

[240B]

Once again CNN comes up with some propaganda that they want to publish, so they concoct some "poll" as a delivery device for their pre-written editorial.

They seem to be doing this every day now. Next we will see a "poll" that says Obama is the best President ever in the history of the World!!. That is the kind of nonsense CNN does.

This 'poll', if they even bothered to actually go through the motion of doing it, has nothing to do with reality or truth. They are providing their Leftist soldiers with talking points. So from now on, when you hear someone on the Left say, "All the polls say.....xyz", this is the kind of bullship "polls" they are referring to.

[alicewonders]

And why in the hell would anyone take a CNN poll seriously - or almost ANY poll, for that matter?

Polls are just like "Studies".  A study comes out that says milk helps you lose weight, blah, blah, blah.  You look at who sponsored the study and it's the American Milk Association.  Duh.

We can expect a daily onslaught of these garbage polls from now on until enough stupid people that can't think for themselves are convinced that Hillary is the only one that can win.  Conversely - these media outlets will convince many on our side that Jeb Bush, or whatever candidate will be a loser for us - is the only one that can win!

We have GOT to stop letting the media pick our candidates.  We know that the Republican Party Establishment is already being advised by these people and that they are terrified of their own shadow as a result.  This is idiocy!

[andy58-in-nh]

FWIW:
 
A total of 1,009 adults were interviewed by telephone nationwide by live interviewers calling both landline and cell phones.

Among the entire sample, 28% described themselves as Democrats, 24% described themselves as Republicans, and 48% described themselves as Independents or members of another party.
 
Adults = not registered voters, much less likely voters.

[Bigun]

FWIW:
 
A total of 1,009 adults were interviewed by telephone nationwide by live interviewers calling both landline and cell phones.

Among the entire sample, 28% described themselves as Democrats, 24% described themselves as Republicans, and 48% described themselves as Independents or members of another party.
 
Adults = not registered voters, much less likely voters.

In other words this poll is TOTALLY worthless!

[Lando Lincoln]

Largely a poll of name recognition. Not much more. Worthless.

[truth_seeker]

Like polls or not, this one says pretty much the same thing as several other polls have said.

I am noting Rand Paul does the best against her, and wondering when Cruz is going to surge?

[andy58-in-nh]

In other words this poll is TOTALLY worthless!

They might as well have polled the first 15 drunks who stumbled out of McSwindell's Pub yesterday after 5pm.

[Lando Lincoln]

They might as well have polled the first 15 drunks who stumbled out of McSwindell's Pub yesterday after 5pm.

Here is a video of one of those chaps...


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0pQfVZ6OM_A

[libertybele]

Polls anymore are skewed and seem to be aimed at trying to accomplish the goal of making one believe a scenario in hopes to actually make it a reality.  Case in point; the polls showing that Benjamin Netanyahu would lose.

[240B]

That is true. 'Polls' are intended to shape reality, not measure it. This is why 'polls' in America are so consistently wrong.

Look at all the fake 'Global warming' polls, for example.