2016 POLL: Marco Rubio has surged 'to the front of the pack'



Marco Rubio Republican Leadership Summit

A new Quinnipiac University poll released on Thursday shows Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Florida) has gained momentum since launching his presidential campaign on April 13 and is now leading the field of likely Republican contenders.
"This is the kind of survey that shoots adrenaline into a campaign," Quinnipiac University Poll Assistant Director Tim Malloy said of Rubio's numbers in a statement accompanying the poll.
The poll showed Rubio with the support of 15% of Republican primary voters. Second place in the poll went to former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush (R), who was at 13%. Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker (R) was the only other potential GOP hopeful who was in double digits in the poll with the support of 11% of Republican primary voters. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), who was at 9%, and Sen. Rand Paul (R-Kentucky), who came in with 8%, rounded out the top five in the poll.
Quinnipiac's poll also found Rubio would have the best performance against likely Democratic frontrunner Hillary Clinton. It showed Clinton would get 45% of the vote in a general election compared to 43% for Rubio. No
Clinton was firmly ahead of her potential Democratic challengers in the poll with the support of 60% of the party's primary voters. Vice President Joe Biden came in a distant second at 10%.
In his statement, Malloy said the poll indicated Rubio was emerging as Clinton's top challenger from the Republican primary field.
"The youngest member of the GOP presidential posse moves to the front of the pack to challenge Hillary Clinton whose position in her own party appears rock solid," Malloy said.

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Vera Wang to design Lady Gaga’s wedding dress

Image
(Vera Wang to design Lady Gaga’s wedding dress. Photo: Shemazing) Lady Gaga , who is preparing to tie the knot with  Chicago Fire  actor,  Taylor Kinney , reportedly reached out to her fashion designer pal,  Vera Wang , to ask her to create her dream wedding dress. A source told Life & Style magazine: ‘She trusts Vera to create an elegant, flowy dress that will fit into her dream wedding!’ The designer has previously created custom-made gowns for a number of other celebrities including Khloé Kardashian ,  Alicia Keys ,   Mariah  Carey  and Nigerian singer,  Tiwa Savage . (Lady Gaga is preparing to tie the knot with ‘Chicago Fire’ actor, Taylor Kinney. Photo: AP) The couple, who got engaged last Valentine’s Day on  February 14  after four years of dating , are planning to exchange vows in a ‘relaxed beach wedding’ this summer at the 29-year old singer’s $23 million mansion in Malibu, California.
Read more

Jeff Bezos Remains World Wealthiest As His Fortunes Hits $172 Billion

Image
Jeff Bezos’ wealth has hit a new high following a recent rise in Amazon’s stock value. Bezos, the founder and CEO of Amazon, is now worth $172 billion according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index. Bezos’ ex-wife MacKenzie took 25 percent of his shares, which meant at the time her stake was worth more than $35 billion, according to Forbes. However, 56-year-old Bezos remained the wealthiest person on the planet after the settlement and his wealth has continued to soar amid the coronavirus pandemic. Bezos’ company, Amazon has been doing particularly well in recent months with the increased demand for online shopping de to the Coronavirus pandemic. As a result, the company’s share prices has increased. According to Comparisun, Bezos is on track to be the world’s first trillionaire by 2026.
Read more

It's been 25 years since Saddam Hussein's invasion of Kuwait

Image
A quarter century ago, after Saddam Hussein's Iraqi army successfully invaded and took over the tiny Persian Gulf nation of Kuwait, President George H.W. Bush famously drew a line in the sand against Iraqi aggression. While the United States and its allies easily ejected Iraq from Kuwait within seven months of the Aug. 2, 1990, invasion, Bush's line has continued onward in an almost Biblical fashion, accompanied by plenty of pre-modern horrors. The Gulf War begat the 9/11 terrorist attacks, which begat the US invasions of Afghanistan and Iraq, which begat ISIS, which begat a potential future war with Iran or Syria or even what remains of Iraq. At the time, however, Bush said standing up to Hussein's Iraq was necessary to protect neighboring Saudi Arabia, a key US ally and the world's largest oil producing country, both then and now. "The sovereign independence...
Read more