New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie leads former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, 43 percent to 42 percent, in a new poll on the hypothetical 2016 presidential match-up.
Both candidates have their parties mostly unified behind them, but independent voters break for Mr. Christie, 48 percent to 32 percent, according to new numbers from Quinnipiac University.
Women favor Mrs. Clinton, 48 percent to 39 percent, and men favor Mr. Christie by a 47 percent to 35 percent margin. The Republican leads among white voters, 50 percent to 35 percent, while the Democrat leads 77-12 percent among black voters and 46-38 percent among Hispanic voters.
“It’s a long way off, and no one is officially a candidate yet, but the Hillary Clinton-Chris Christie race to the White House is neck-and-neck before the campaign even saddles up,” said Tim Malloy, assistant director of the Quinnipiac University Polling Institute.
Mrs. Clinton holds a 9-point lead in match-ups against Sen. Rand Paul, Kentucky Republican, and Rep. Paul Ryan, Wisconsin Republican, and a 15-point lead over GOPSen. Ted Cruz of Texas.
By a 49 percent to 31 percent margin, voters say Mr. Christie would make a good president, and 54 percent say the same of Mrs. Clinton.
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7 Responses
1. Christie just got lots of good publicity.
2. If Obama is the father of a failing health plan, Hillary is the grandmother
3. Hillary has been a leading national political figure for over 20 years, and is a bit stale if people want change. How many people will vote for a president who reminds them of their grandmother?
Just imagine if he wins, no more bans on the good stuff like trans fats, sugary drinks etc.
Why any person with a half brain in there head vote for a vliton
I really hope Hilary doesn’t win the Democratic nomination.
This country needs Elizabeth Warren as the next president. She would get my vote. A true warrior for the middle class.
Sorry gov but i really hope there a far better candidates to chose from.
What really matters is the electoral college. In 2012, the only close state was Florida. Had Romney carried Florida (which he lost by 0.88%), Ohio (lost by 2.98%), and Virginia (lost by 3.87%) Obama still would have gotten 272 electoral votes. Romney lost nationwide by 3.86%. It would have taken a swing of 5.4% to get Colorado and/or Pennsylvania (which Romney lost by 5.37% and 5.39% respectively) to go to Romney and swing the election. What this means is that on average a 1% popular vote victory for the Republican would result in the Democrat getting elected.
And that assumes that the demographics in 2012 remain the same. In fact, some of the “swing” states like Virginia and New Hampshire are becoming more Democratic.
That said, Christie would indeed make a much stronger run than would the extremists Cruz, Paul, Ryan, or Palin.
Warren is a socialist who supports not the middle class, but big all powerful government.
She claims business could not have gotten started without infrastructure.
She obviously never learned the history of the early pioneers and fur traders and prospectors.