Paul Blooms As Clinton Wilts In Colorado, Iowa, Virginia, Quinnipiac University Swing State Poll

Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's lead is wilting against leading Republican presidential candidates in three critical swing states, Colorado, Iowa and Virginia, and she finds herself in a close race with U.S. Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky in each state, according to a Quinnipiac University Swing State Poll released today. In head-to-head matchups, every Republican candidate effectively ties her in Colorado and almost all Republicans effectively tie her in Iowa.

Secretary Clinton has lost ground in almost every matchup in Colorado and Iowa since a February 18 Swing State Poll by the independent Quinnipiac (KWIN-uh-pe-ack) University. The Swing State Poll focuses on key states in the presidential election.

One bright spot for Clinton is Virginia, the largest of the three states, where she leads all Republicans, including 47 - 40 percent over Bush, compared to a 42 - 42 percent tie in February.

Voters in each state say Clinton is not honest and trustworthy. Her overall favorability has dropped significantly in Colorado and Iowa, while Virginia is unchanged. Favorability ratings for the Republicans are lackluster, at best.

"These numbers are a boost for U.S. Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky as he formally launches his campaign," said Peter A. Brown, assistant director of the Quinnipiac University Poll.

"Ominous for Hillary Clinton is the broad scope of the movement today compared to her showing in Quinnipiac University's mid-February survey. It isn't just one or two Republicans who are stepping up; it's virtually the entire GOP field that is running better against her.

"That's why it is difficult to see Secretary Clinton's slippage as anything other than a further toll on her image from the furor over her e-mail."

"In all three of these states, more, and in Colorado many more, registered voters say she is not honest and trustworthy," Brown added. "Voters do think she is a strong leader - a key metric - but unless she can change the honesty perception, running as a competent but dishonest candidate has serious potential problems."

In the presidential race in Colorado, Paul gets 44 percent to Clinton's 41 percent and other Republicans are effectively tied as well:

U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida gets 41 percent to Clinton's 40 percent; She ties former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee 41 - 41 percent; Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker gets 42 percent to her 41 percent; Clinton gets 42 percent to 41 percent for U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas; She gets 41 percent to Bush's 38 percent; Clinton gets 41 percent to 39 percent for New Jersey Gov. Christopher Christie.

Clinton gets a negative 41 - 51 percent favorability, compared to 46 - 47 percent in February. Favorability ratings for the Republicans are:

Negative 22 - 48 percent for Christie; Negative 29 - 44 percent for Bush; 36 - 31 percent for Paul; 35 - 35 percent for Huckabee; 26 - 23 percent for Walker with 50 percent who don't know enough about him to form an opinion; 31 - 26 percent for Rubio; Negative 28 - 34 percent for Cruz.

Colorado voters say 56 - 38 percent that Clinton is not honest and trustworthy. Her e-mail controversy is "very important" or "somewhat important" as an issue in their vote, 51 percent of voters say, while 49 percent say "not so important" or "not important at all."

The e-mail issue makes them less likely to vote for Clinton, 42 percent of voters say, while 55 percent say it won't affect their vote. Only 34 percent of voters say she's given satisfactory answers on the e-mail issue, while 57 percent say serious questions remain.

But 51 percent of Colorado voters say a Congressional investigation of Clinton's e-mails would be politically motivated.

"Hillary Clinton still has a mountain or two to climb to win the hearts of Coloradans who don't trust her," said Tim Malloy, assistant director of the Quinnipiac University Poll. "The e- mail controversy is opening doors to candidates who had little traction as Hillary Clinton gets bad numbers on trust and honesty."

She gets 41 percent to 39 percent for Christie: She gets 41 percent to 40 percent for Bush; Paul at 43 percent to Clinton's 42 percent; Huckabee ties her 42 - 42 percent; Clinton edges Walker 44 - 40 percent; She gets 43 percent to 40 percent against either Rubio or Cruz.

Iowa voters give Clinton a split 45 - 47 percent favorability rating, down from 49 - 40 percent February 18. Favorability ratings for the Republicans are:

Negative 27 - 39 percent for Christie; Negative 31 - 38 percent for Bush; 35 - 29 percent for Paul; 41 - 31 percent for Huckabee; 25 - 24 percent for Walker with 50 percent who don't know enough about him to form an opinion; 24 - 21 percent for Rubio with 54 percent who don't know enough about him; Negative 26 - 31 percent for Cruz.

Iowa voters say 49 - 43 percent that Clinton is not honest and trustworthy. Voters are divided 50 - 49 percent on whether the e-mail scandal is important to their vote. While 37 percent of voters say they are less likely to vote for Clinton because of this issue, 58 percent say it will make no difference in their vote.

Clinton has given satisfactory answers on the e-mail scandal, 34 percent of voters say, but 54 percent say serious questions remain. Voters say 53 - 40 percent that a Congressional investigation of the e-mail scandal would be politically motivated.

"Iowa epitomizes the image of a swing state. When Hillary Clinton is matched against seven of the GOP hopefuls, all of those mythical matchups have a difference of four percentage points or less," Brown said.

Clinton leads Bush 47 - 40 percent in Virginia, compared to a 42 - 42 percent tie February 18, She gets 47 percent to Paul's 43 percent, her closest race in the Old Dominion. In other races:

Clinton tops Christie 46 - 40 percent; Clinton over Huckabee 48 - 40 percent; Clinton tops Walker 47 - 40 percent; She beats Rubio 48 - 40 percent; Clinton tops Cruz 49 - 39 percent.

The Democrat gets a split 48 - 45 percent favorability rating, compared to 48 - 44 percent in February. Favorability ratings for Republicans are:

Negative 32 - 38 percent for Bush; Negative 31 - 41 percent for Christie; 34 - 31 percent for Paul; 34 - 36 percent for Huckabee; 26 - 20 percent for Walker with 53 percent who don't know enough about him to form an opinion. 29 - 25 percent for Rubio; Negative 30 - 38 percent for Cruz.

Clinton is not honest and trustworthy, Virginia voters say 52 - 40 percent. Her e-mail scandal is important to their vote, 51 percent of voters say, while 47 percent say it's not so important or not important at all. The e-mail issue makes 39 percent less likely to voter for her, while 56 percent say it makes no difference.

Serious questions about the e-mail scandal remain, 54 percent of voters say, while 38 percent say Clinton has given satisfactory answers. Virginia voters say 51 - 46 percent a Congressional investigation into the e-mail scandal would be politically motivated.

"Of the three states tested, Virginia seems to be the friendliest toward Hillary Clinton, perhaps a continuing reflection of the Old Dominion's leftward drift over the past decade. Only yesterday, it seemed, it was deeply red," Brown said.

894 Colorado voters with a margin of error of +/- 3.3 percentage points; 948 Iowa voters with a margin of error of +/- 3.2 percentage points; 961 Virginia voters with a margin of error of +/- 3.2 percentage points.

The Quinnipiac University Poll, directed by Douglas Schwartz, Ph.D., conducts public opinion surveys in Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Florida, Ohio, Virginia, Iowa, Colorado and the nation as a public service and for research.

For more information, visit http://www.quinnipiac.edu/polling, call (203) 582-5201, or follow us on Twitter @QuinnipiacPoll.

1. If the election for President were being held today, and the candidates were Hillary Clinton the Democrat and Chris Christie the Republican, for whom would you vote?

Clinton 41% 41% 46% Christie 39 39 40 SMONE ELSE(VOL) 4 4 2 WLDN'T VOTE(VOL) 9 6 5 DK/NA 8 10 7

2. If the election for President were being held today, and the candidates were Hillary Clinton the Democrat and Jeb Bush the Republican, for whom would you vote?

Clinton 41% 41% 47% Bush 38 40 40 SMONE ELSE(VOL) 4 4 3 WLDN'T VOTE(VOL) 10 6 5 DK/NA 7 8 6

3. If the election for President were being held today, and the candidates were Hillary Clinton the Democrat and Rand Paul the Republican, for whom would you vote?

Clinton 41% 42% 47% Paul 44 43 43 SMONE ELSE(VOL) 3 3 2 WLDN'T VOTE(VOL) 6 4 2 DK/NA 7 9 6

4. If the election for President were being held today, and the candidates were Hillary Clinton the Democrat and Mike Huckabee the Republican, for whom would you vote?

Clinton 41% 42% 48% Huckabee 41 42 40 SMONE ELSE(VOL) 3 3 2 WLDN'T VOTE(VOL) 7 5 3 DK/NA 8 9 6

5. If the election for President were being held today, and the candidates were Hillary Clinton the Democrat and Scott Walker the Republican, for whom would you vote?

Clinton 41% 44% 47% Walker 42 40 40 SMONE ELSE(VOL) 3 2 2 WLDN'T VOTE(VOL) 5 4 2 DK/NA 9 10 8

6. If the election for President were being held today, and the candidates were Hillary Clinton the Democrat and Marco Rubio the Republican, for whom would you vote?

Clinton 40% 43% 48% Rubio 41 40 40 SMONE ELSE(VOL) 3 3 2 WLDN'T VOTE(VOL) 7 4 2 DK/NA 9 10 7

7. If the election for President were being held today, and the candidates were Hillary Clinton the Democrat and Ted Cruz the Republican, for whom would you vote?

Clinton 42% 43% 49% Cruz 41 40 39 SMONE ELSE(VOL) 3 3 1 WLDN'T VOTE(VOL) 6 5 4 DK/NA 8 9 7

8. Is your opinion of Hillary Clinton favorable, unfavorable or haven't you heard enough about her?

9. Is your opinion of Chris Christie favorable, unfavorable or haven't you heard enough about him?

Favorable 22% 27% 31% Unfavorable 48 39 41 Hvn't hrd enough 29 31 25 REFUSED 2 4 3

10. Is your opinion of Jeb Bush favorable, unfavorable or haven't you heard enough about him?

Favorable 29% 31% 32% Unfavorable 44 38 38 Hvn't hrd enough 25 28 28 REFUSED 2 3 2

11. Is your opinion of Rand Paul favorable, unfavorable or haven't you heard enough about him?

Favorable 36% 35% 34% Unfavorable 31 29 31 Hvn't hrd enough 33 35 33 REFUSED 1 1 2

12. Is your opinion of Mike Huckabee favorable, unfavorable or haven't you heard enough about him?

Favorable 35% 41% 34% Unfavorable 35 31 36 Hvn't hrd enough 29 27 28 REFUSED 2 1 1

13. Is your opinion of Scott Walker favorable, unfavorable or haven't you heard enough about him?

Favorable 26% 25% 26% Unfavorable 23 24 20 Hvn't hrd enough 50 50 53 REFUSED 1 1 2

14. Is your opinion of Marco Rubio favorable, unfavorable or haven't you heard enough about him?

Favorable 31% 24% 29% Unfavorable 26 21 25 Hvn't hrd enough 42 54 44 REFUSED 1 2 2

15. Is your opinion of Ted Cruz favorable, unfavorable or haven't you heard enough about him?

Favorable 28% 26% 30% Unfavorable 34 31 38 Hvn't hrd enough 36 42 31 REFUSED 1 1 1

24. Would you say that - Hillary Clinton has strong leadership qualities or not?

27. Do you approve or disapprove of the way Hillary Clinton handled her job as Secretary of State?

28. As you may know, Hillary Clinton used a personal email address to conduct government business while working as Secretary of State. How important is this issue to your vote for President in the 2016 general election; very important, somewhat important, not so important, or not important at all?

Very important 35% 29% 33% Somewhat important 16 21 18 Not so important 18 16 18 Not important at all 31 33 29 DK/NA - 1 1

29. If Hillary Clinton runs for President in 2016, does her using a personal email address to conduct government business while working as Secretary of State make you more likely to vote for her in the general election, less likely, or doesn't it make a difference?

30. Do you think Clinton has given satisfactory answers on this matter, or do you think there are serious questions that remain to be answered?

31. Do you support or oppose a congressional investigation into Hillary Clinton's use of a personal email address to conduct government business while working as Secretary of State?

32. Do you believe that a Congressional investigation into this matter is justified or is politically motivated?

-—And that’s a good thing!!!

Virginia is a lost cause, I’m afraid.
Too many DC workers live there...........................

3 posted on 04/09/2015 6:19:57 AM PDT by Red Badger (Man builds a ship in a bottle. God builds a universe in the palm of His hand.............)

Why are they running? It's all for nothing because everybody knows The One is doing a 3rd term. They are promoting it already...

4 posted on 04/09/2015 6:22:36 AM PDT by GrandJediMasterYoda (B. Hussein Obama: 15 acts of Treason and counting.)

at the risk of looking dumb..that is a parody?

5 posted on 04/09/2015 6:24:23 AM PDT by BerniesFriend (Sarah Palin-"Lord knows she's attractive" says bitter Andrea Mitchell and the rest of the MSM)

Clinton hasn't even begun promising free stuff to the masses yet.

Although encouraging, it is far too early. This kind of polling will, however, make it interesting to watch how Lieawatha/Fauxcahontas reacts.

6 posted on 04/09/2015 6:28:39 AM PDT by Mase (Save me from the people who would save me from myself!)

Liberals don’t care about “honest and trustworthy”.

7 posted on 04/09/2015 6:32:37 AM PDT by SWAMPSNIPER (The Second Amendment, a Matter of Fact, Not A Matter of Opinion)

It isn't just one or two Republicans who are stepping up; it's virtually the entire GOP field that is running better against her.

Good news bump!

8 posted on 04/09/2015 6:35:17 AM PDT by mac_truck ( Aide toi et dieu t aidera)

Now that would be something to start talking about. Force the administration to deny it.

9 posted on 04/09/2015 6:36:04 AM PDT by EQAndyBuzz (Islam is the military wing of the Communist party.)

Yes, in fact it’s a resume killer............

10 posted on 04/09/2015 6:38:00 AM PDT by Red Badger (Man builds a ship in a bottle. God builds a universe in the palm of His hand.............)

Time to dust off this tagline again ...

11 posted on 04/09/2015 6:38:12 AM PDT by EternalVigilance (Polling: The art of determining how effectively the people were fooled by your last poll.)

Disgusting.
Yet they would if it weren’t for that darn CONSTITUTION getting in the way........

So BEWARE!

The Constitution is in DANGER!................

12 posted on 04/09/2015 6:39:43 AM PDT by Red Badger (Man builds a ship in a bottle. God builds a universe in the palm of His hand.............)

Hell, what else it there to give away to the DUMB MASSES?............They got Free food, Free housing, Free cellphones, Free medical care.

I know!......................FREE CARS!!!!!!!!!!.........Hybrids or EV’s of course...............

13 posted on 04/09/2015 6:42:11 AM PDT by Red Badger (Man builds a ship in a bottle. God builds a universe in the palm of His hand.............)

The ‘Silly Season’ has started way early this go round..................

14 posted on 04/09/2015 6:42:52 AM PDT by Red Badger (Man builds a ship in a bottle. God builds a universe in the palm of His hand.............)

She will have to fight off Fauxcahontas and O’Malley, and no telling who else. She is sooooo Last Century..................

15 posted on 04/09/2015 6:44:29 AM PDT by Red Badger (Man builds a ship in a bottle. God builds a universe in the palm of His hand.............)

Yeah, “everyone knows”.... everyone who wears a tinfoil hat.

Rand Paul is not my first choice but I find it hard to see a better (would be) president since Reagan. Neither Bush was what I would think of as conservative and the democrats have been unmitigated disasters.

The circular firing squad approach to republican politics has to stop.

17 posted on 04/09/2015 6:45:46 AM PDT by muir_redwoods ("He is a very shallow critic who cannot see an eternal rebel in the heart of a conservative." G.K .C)

Good point. Then maybe she’ll scare ‘em into believing that the Republicans are going to take Uncle Sugar away. Either way, the parasites get a wake up call and the number of likely voters changes dramatically. I pray I’m wrong.

18 posted on 04/09/2015 6:45:56 AM PDT by Mase (Save me from the people who would save me from myself!)

19 posted on 04/09/2015 6:47:10 AM PDT by EternalVigilance (Polling: The art of determining how effectively the people were fooled by your last poll.)

I’m still hoping to win my $5 and a pitcher of margaritas bet that Hillary never announces.

20 posted on 04/09/2015 6:50:12 AM PDT by Georgia Girl 2 (The only purpose o f a pistol is to fight your way back to the rifle you should never have dropped.)

Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.