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Thu Nov 19, 2015, 11:37 AM Nov 2015

PPP: General election tight--Clinton does best against the GOP candidates

Early general election contests are shaping up to be very competitive with Hillary Clinton polling within 2 points of 5 out of 6 Republicans that we tested against her. The only GOP hopeful to actually lead Clinton is Marco Rubio at 45/43. Rubio is also the only candidate in the field with a positive favorability rating among the overall electorate, at 39/37.

The one Republican who trails Clinton by a wider margin is Carly Fiorina at 46/41. Beyond that Clinton leads everyone by 1 or 2 points- it's 46/45 over Ben Carson, 45/44 over Donald Trump, 46/44 over Ted Cruz, and 43/41 over Jeb Bush.

Bernie Sanders does on average 6 points worse than Clinton in comparable general election match ups. He trails Fiorina 42/40, Bush 42/39, Trump 44/41, Cruz 44/39, Rubio 44/38, and Carson 46/39.

http://www.publicpolicypolling.com/main/2015/11/gop-has-clear-top-4-clinton-dominant-for-dems-general-election-tight.html

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PPP: General election tight--Clinton does best against the GOP candidates (Original Post) WI_DEM Nov 2015 OP
K AND R! Wait until the debates. JaneyVee Nov 2015 #1
Poppycock ... Trajan Nov 2015 #2
A tasty treat that's fun to eat! NurseJackie Nov 2015 #6
Now that's bust out laughing funny Alfresco Nov 2015 #8
Bernie Sanders lead MSNBC poll against GOP'ers ViseGrip Nov 2015 #3
NBC Meet the Press: Sanders outperforms Clinton in general election. ViseGrip Nov 2015 #4
that's good, but kind of an outdated poll WI_DEM Nov 2015 #5
It is the best that they have Gothmog Nov 2015 #7
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