Clinton tops the Iowa field in early 2016 Swing State Poll
DES MOINES | Hillary Clinton doesnt reach 50 percent, but tops the field in Iowa in head-to-head match-ups with potential 2016 GOP presidential rivals, according to a new Swing State Poll released this morning.
Not only does the former secretary of state best the Republican field in Iowa, but she also leads in Virginia and Colorado, two other key swing states in the 2016 presidential election, according to Peter Brown, assistant director of the Quinnipiac University Poll. She tops Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul 43 to 41 percent in Colorado and 44 to 42 percent in Virginia.
In Iowa, Quinnipiac found Clinton would beat any of the leading GOP contenders:
Although Clinton trails among male voters by margins of 3 to 14 percent, her lead among women ranges from 20 to 28 percentage points in Iowa. Her lead among independent voters ranges from 9 to 16 percentage points.
Iowa voters give Clinton a 49 to 40 percent favorability rating while favorability ratings for the Republicans are negative or divided:
The poll found that in each state White House ties are a bigger problem for Bush than Clinton.
Gov. Jeb Bush has a family problem. Many voters dont like him coming from a family of presidents, Brown said. If voters are still saying by 4-1 margins this makes them less likely to vote for him when the balloting begins, that will be trouble for him.
In Iowa, 35 percent of voters are less likely to vote for Bush, while 8 percent are more likely and 57 percent say it wont make a difference.
Few voters, however, say they are put off by Mrs. Clinton being the wife of former President Bill Clinton, Brown said.
Only 18 percent of voters are less likely to vote for Clinton because of her husband, while 15 percent are more likely and 66 percent say it will make no difference.
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Clinton tops the Iowa field in early 2016 Swing State Poll