Hillary's poll numbers tanking as e-mail scandal takes a toll: Trails Paul in PA, Bush in Florida

Andrew Malcolm at Investor's Business Daily points out that some key state polls show that Hillary Clinton is losing support fast and that the e-mail scandal is playing a bigger role than first thought.

According to the newest numbers, Hillary Clinton is now running three points behind Jeb Bush in the key swing state of Florida. And her lead over Marco Rubio there has collapsed from ten points to but two points.

Of course, none of those people have yet to announce their candidacy. Everyone is pretending they don't know that she'll announce later this month, Rubio likely in about two weeks and Bush after he rakes in a few dozen million more donation dollars.

The new Quinnipiac University Poll finds Clinton leads Rand Paul in Ohio, but only by five points, 46%-41%. In Pennsylvania, Paul has slipped ahead of her by one point, 45%-44%. Quinnipiac focuses on Florida, Ohio and Pennsylvania because in the last 55 years no one has won the White House without winning at least two of the three.

Clinton leads other potential GOP candidates, and she still has the underground support of mainstream media. But her leads have, in fact, melted. In January, we noted here that her massive margins over all potential Republican opponents was beginning to crumble. That continues.

None of this at present threatens her glide to the Democrat nomination in Philadelphia 15 months from now, though it will cost her vital campaign and debate practice against viable opponents. Ex-Gov. Martin O'Malley now has the full support of ex-Gov. Martin O'Malley to challenge her and Chief Elizabeth Warren says she's not running.

Not at least until the big money folks in New York and LA hit the "Abandon Ship"

How come none of these polls have her running against Cruz or Walker? \

I am thinking like all liberal ideas, they already assume who the candidate will be and are phoning it in.

Romney’s biggest mistake was when Obama phoned in the debate, Romney didn’t pounce.

If she’s not running, she’s going to anger lots of Democrats, who have been on the sidelines due to not wanting to run if she runs.

Hillary is a rare candidate, with so much potential support, and/or people being fearful of her, that she would have to make a positive statement that she isn’t running, if that’s her intention. She can’t just stay coy and on the sidelines forever. The way modern campaigns start a year before the Iowa caucuses and New Hampshire primary, she’s already running behind the unofficial schedule.

If she’s still within a few points, I wouldn’t buy into this too much. It’s early, and she expected this dip and tried to get it over with now.

This is all playing into her hands. It will be long forgotten by early 2016.

I would love to be wrong, but I’ve watched so many of these Clinton dog and pony shows.

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