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DesideriScuri -> RE: Hillary topples GOP in Iowa...quinnipiac poll (3/13/2014 12:11:57 PM)
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ORIGINAL: Lucylastic
March 13, 2014 - Clinton Up As Obama, Christie Crash In Iowa, Quinnipiac University Poll Finds; Democrat Braley Leads In U.S. Senate Race
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In an early look at the 2016 presidential race in Iowa, Secretary Clinton leads Gov. Christie 48 - 35 percent, reversing a 45 - 40 percent Christie lead December 17, according to a Quinnipiac University poll released today.
Secretary Clinton has substantial leads over other Republican contenders, the independent Quinnipiac (KWIN-uh-pe-ack) University poll finds:
49 - 39 percent over U.S. Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky;
51 - 35 percent over U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas;
51 - 37 percent over former Gov. Jeb Bush of Florida.
Independent voters shift from 44 - 35 percent for Christie in December to 46 - 32 percent for Clinton today. In fact, Clinton has leads of 12 to 22 percentage points among independent voters in the other matchups.
Clinton's dominance comes even as President Barack Obama gets a negative 39 - 57 percent approval rating in Iowa, compared to a negative 38 - 59 percent December 18.
Obama gets negative grades of 5 - 93 percent from Republicans and 37 - 59 percent from independent voters, while Democrats approve 77 - 17 percent. Negative grades are 35 - 61 percent among men and 43 - 53 percent among women.
"Politics is a team sport and the head of the blue team, President Barack Obama, isn't doing well in the eyes of Iowans. But that doesn't seem to be hurting teammate Hillary Clinton who swamps potential 2016 Republican competitors among the same electorate," said Peter Brown, assistant director of the Quinnipiac University Poll.
"So much, at least for now, for conventional wisdom that as the president's popularity goes, so goes Democratic hopes for 2016," Brown added.
Iowa voters say 55 - 38 percent that Clinton would make a good president, the only listed candidate to get a positive score.
Christie would not make a good president, voters say 41 - 36 percent, reversing a positive 46 - 30 percent score December 17.
"Who said, 'All politics is local?' Secretary Clinton is benefitting from the fallout after a traffic jam a thousand miles away," said Brown. "When Quinnipiac University surveyed Iowans last December, Gov. Christopher Christie was the lead reindeer. But after the coverage of the George Washington Bridge lane closures, his nose is not so bright. Like the other GOP hopefuls, he now trails Clinton by double digits." U.S. Senate Race
For more information, http://www.quinnipiac.edu/institutes-and-centers/polling-institute/iowa/release-detail?ReleaseID=2019
This is the garbage I can't stand. There are midterm elections in just under 8 months, and the talk is already about the general election 2 years later. Constant campaigning wears on a soul.
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