Voters in the key swing states of Florida, Ohio and Pennsylvania would choose Hillary Clinton for President over Republicans Jeb Bush, Chris Christie and Marco Rubio, a new poll shows.
If the 2016 election were held now, and Clinton and Bush were the nominees, Clinton would take the critical state of Ohio with 47% of the vote, compared to 36% for the former Florida governor, a Quinnipiac Poll released Tuesday found. Clinton would also beat New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie in the Buckeye State, 47% to 35%, according to the poll.
In Pennsylvania, Clinton would beat Christie 50% to 39% and would defeat Bush 50% to 35%, the poll found. In both states, she would also handily beat Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul and former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee. No candidate has yet formally announced a presidential bid.
Clinton, who is widely expected to launch her bid later this year, would also prevail in the key state of Florida, but the race there is much closer, the poll showed.
In the Sunshine State, Clinton would squeak by Bush 44% to 43%, according to Quinnipiac still a major finding, considering Bush governed the state from 1999 to 2007.
She would also beat Christie 51% to 33%, Paul 50% to 38% and current Florida Sen. Marco Rubio 49% to 39%, the poll found.
While coming a full year before the Iowa caucuses, the polls findings are nevertheless encouraging for Clinton camp: Since 1960 no presidential candidate has won the general election without taking at least two of these three swing states.
Although history suggests that once she becomes a full-fledge candidate, said Peter A. Brown, assistant director of the Quinnipiac University Poll, she begins the campaign in very strong shape with voters, and not just Democrats.
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