Romney tops Republican poll for '16; ahead of Clinton in election

[morningfog]

Mitt Romney, the Republican Party's unsuccessful presidential nominee in 2012, leads the field for the 2016 election among Republican voters, according to a Quinnipiac University poll released on Wednesday.

The former Massachusetts governor would have a slight edge over potential Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton by 45 percent to 44 percent in a general election, the poll found.

Among possible Republican candidates, Romney's 19 percent put him ahead of former Florida governor Jeb Bush with 11 percent, New Jersey Governor Chris Christie and Ben Carson each with 8 percent each, and U.S. Senator Rand Paul of Kentucky with 6 percent.

Carson, a former neurosurgeon with no political experience, is a conservative commentator and author of "One Nation," which topped the New York Times best-seller list in June.

U.S. Representative Paul Ryan of Wisconsin, U.S. Senator Ted Cruz of Texas, Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker and former Arkansas governor Mike Huckabee all had 5 percent, while 16 percent of those questioned were undecided.

http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/11/26/us-usa-politics-poll-idUSKCN0JA1GT20141126

[samsingh]

1. people are sooooo stupid

[RBInMaine]

2. And all absolutely meaningless this far out. Totally meaningless. A whole bunch of crap.

[morningfog]

13. That's the point. All the Hillary inevitable polls are meaningless.

[MiniMe]

3. The key here is "among Republican voters"

[former9thward]

14. The poll questioned both Ds and Rs for the General election question.

[oldandhappy]

4. What did the poll say two years ahead of 2012?

Just curious. Can't remember when Perry was 'up'.

[tblue]

5. It's gonna be Jeb in the end.

Gear up. It will be a tough race. The Bush Machine is tough to beat.

[obnoxiousdrunk]

6. David Letterman said it best ..

We are getting left overs before Thanksgiving is over.

[underpants]

7. Uh yeah. The winner of the next election will be the owner of the OFA database

And I don't see that ending up in any RNC hands.

[Initech]

8. Oh please let it be Mitt Romney against Bernie Sanders.

It would literally be an election that would decide if the presidency is for the 99% or the 1%.

[daleanime]

9. Let's draw that sharp line...

make the choice clear. Are you for the American people or the American owners.

[Initech]

17. Are you for the workers or the "job creators" (term used loosely)?

[daleanime]

24. Socialist democrat here....

Can't even use that expression without getting sick.

[Initech]

25. Me either!

[BeyondGeography]

10. After two terms the other party usually wins

2016 will be tough.

[YarnAddict]

11. Shhhhhh . . .

It's going to be Bernie Sanders or Elizabeth Warren over any GOP candidate by a landslide. Please don't spoil the fantasy.

[dawg]

12. Mitt is the best they've got.

I expect Jeb will win the nomination due to his connections, but the guy has tons of skeletons in his closet.

Carson is apparently a brilliant surgeon, but an obvious lunatic in all other respects. Christie has (probably) blown his chance.

[RoverSuswade]

15. Don't forget 9-9-9 Cain.

He may decide it's time for pizza in America again.

[Initech]

16. Imagine there's no pizza...

[louis-t]

18. If Romney wins, we are truly fucked.

Americans have a short memory. They forget what happened the last time repugs were in charge of everything.

[Ykcutnek]

19. There's a movement evolving. The predicted monotony for 2016 needs to change. nt

[RoverSuswade]

20. Wait 'till Sarah Palin announces her candidacy.

Things will start poppin .
Imagine:
Palin/Brewer
Palin/Gohmert
Palin/West
Palin/Cotton
Palin/Limbaugh

[ROCKYSXXX]

21. Romney

If Romney is the GOP candidate for president in 2016 then his Mormon faith should be an issue.In 2012 it was not. If the democratic party were to run a candidate that was agnostic or atheist the republicans would tear us apart on that issue. Let's be as ruthless as they are and fight to win. We all know the LDS church is a cult so lets make sure all Americans realize that fact. It scares the hell out of me that so many people voted for him in the last election !

[Johonny]

22. Ben Carson got 8 %

LOL we are doomed as a society.

[aspirant]

23. Here comes these polls again

On Quinnipiac demo summary; random survey breakdown= 74% white, 12% black, 7% hispanic, 7% other
Seems lopsided to me. Called Quinnipiac and asked who oversees their polls and they said they do. Asked if I could get the list of the 610 dems and contact #'s to validate and their response was absolutely not. Another wide open, transparent polling company.

[lpbk2713]

26. What? No mention of Marco Rubio?

Maybe he'll be the Jebster's running mate.

[aspirant]

27. Is it too early to announce your VP?