CNN: 5 takeaways from CNN/ORC poll

[Renew Deal]

1. Marco Rubio got a bounce. Rand Paul did not.
2. The fundamentals of Bush's numbers are strong
3. Christie is still in the game
4. Clinton gets stronger without Warren in the field

Because Elizabeth Warren is — gasp! — not running for president, CNN/ORC decided not not to include Elizabeth Warren's name in the Democratic mix in this poll, the first time that's been the case this cycle. Conventional wisdom — often wrong, of course — holds that the progressive Warren would be the ideal challenger to Clinton from the left.

But Clinton actually runs stronger in the poll when Warren is left off the list of candidates and potential candidates. In March, Clinton was the choice of 62% of Democrats, to Warren's 10%. Without Warren, Clinton's support among Democrats jumps seven points — to 69%.

Clinton's poll numbers undoubtedly spiked thanks to the tremendous media buzz swirling around her 2016 campaign announcement last week. But the fact that a good chunk of Warren's support has moved in Clinton's direction undercuts the notion that the left is wholly uncomfortable with her becoming the Democratic Party's standard-bearer. It will be up to her other likely challengers — Martin O'Malley, Bernie Sanders and Jim Webb — to remind Democrats of why they should be skeptical of Clinton redux.
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5. But is Clinton honest and trustworthy?
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http://www.cnn.com/2015/04/20/politics/2016-presidential-poll-takeaways/index.html

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

1. They are polling orcs now?

Or is that just the new acronym for the GOP? - Old Republican Crackpots.