Posted on 02/18/2015 6:06:46 AM PST by Clint N. Suhks
If the 2016 presidential election were held today, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton would be in a virtual tie with Florida Gov. Jeb Bush in the race for Virginia, according to a new Quinnipiac Poll released this morning.
The survey of potential presidential candidates in the swing states shows that Clinton, a likely Democratic nominee, and Bush, the son and brother of former Republican presidents are tied, 42-42 in Virginia. With a margin of error of +/- 3 percent, Clinton is also in a statistical tie with Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul, with a 44-42 edge, as well as former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee, with a 44-41 advantage.
Clinton has an advantage in a commonwealth matchup with New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, leading him 44-39, as well as in a race with Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker, leading him by a 45-40 margin.
"Virginia, which was once a solidly red state before it tipped to President Barack Obama, now seems to hold some promise for Republicans running against Hillary Clinton," said Peter A. Brown, assistant director of the Quinnipiac University Poll, which surveyed 1,074 Virginia voters between Feb. 5 and Feb. 15.
The commonwealth and its 13 electoral votes are considered critical to presidential success in 2016. Obama carried the commonwealth for the Democrats for the first time in decades in 2008, beating Arizona Sen. John McCain, and later in his 2012 reelection bid against former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney.
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We need a FR ban on meaningless poll stories. They mean LESS than nothing at this point. Totally irrelevant.
Keep in mind most polls limit the answers and don't include "None of the above". They at best determine the current lessor of evils.
The primaries are over already?
Funny, I didn’t know either one was running.
Silly me!
Duct Tape. Helicopter. Ocean. Get on with election.
Clinton and Bush tied to a pole?........................
Sheesh I thought this was a throwback story to 1992. Why are we repeating history???
It would be interesting to see what people they contacted. I’m thinking a map with pushpins at each phone they called. Because in my rural area, I don’t know a single person who would support Clinton.
TC
Exactly...I call Bravo Sierra on this!
They probably polled all the illegals sitting outside the UHaul stores in Fairfax Co....the ones that really decide elections in VA.
Relax. It's only about name recognition right now... these polls are meaningless. One national election poll in early 2007 showed McCain beating Obama by 19, so accuracy of surveys this early isn't at the top of the list right now. Once Hillary is flushed out from whatever rock she's coiled under, she'll have to come out and play... her numbers will collapse.
Clinton ties Bush...oops! I thought this was another story about the exploits of Bill the Pervert.
It may be bravo sierra as you say - but even if the poll is valid and accurate - what people think NOW has no bearing on what will happen later.
It’s deja vu all over again.
I wouldn’t want to be tied in Hillary’s bush.
“I wouldn’t want to be tied in Hillary’s bush.”
Well, you’re a male, so that would put you at a disadvantage...
C: None of the above.
CC
Bush / Clinton 2016!
Clinton / Bush 2020!
Uniparty Rules!
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