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5th October 2013, 12:27 PM
Quinnipiac: Paul leads GOP field, Cruz tied for fifth Fri, 10/04/2013 - 12:20pm | posted by Jason Pye (http://www.unitedliberty.org/users/jpye)
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While Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) may have received a bump in Public Policy Polling’s most recent national survey (http://www.unitedliberty.org/articles/15131-ted-cruz-jumps-to-front-of-gops-2016-pack) of 2016 Republican presidential candidates, the latest national poll from Quinnipiac shows that Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) tops the field.
The poll, conducted between September 23-29, found that Paul takes 17% of Republican and Republican-leaning voters. Gov. Chris Christie (R-NJ) and Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) aren’t far behind, with 13% and 12%, respectively.
Former Gov. Jeb Bush (R-FL) is in fourth with 11%. Cruz is tied with Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI) with 10% a piece.
“The race for the GOP nomination remains wide open with a handful of candidates bunched together in low double-digits,” said Peter Brown, assistant director of the Quinnipiac University Polling Institute, in a release on the results (http://www.quinnipiac.edu/institutes-and-centers/polling-institute/national/release-detail?ReleaseID=1959). “Sen. Ted Cruz’ high-profile role opposing Obamacare has added him to that group, but he probably will have to find other ways to keep his star rising.”
“Over the last several months, Sen. Marco Rubio’s star has fallen a bit and Sen. Rand Paul’s has risen a bit, while Gov. Jeb Bush, Gov. Christopher Christie and Congressman Paul Ryan have essentially been flickering in place,” he added.
Here’s a look at latest Quinnipiac poll compared to the one that the organization took back in April (http://www.quinnipiac.edu/institutes-and-centers/polling-institute/national/release-detail?ReleaseID=1876).
Candidate
April
Sept.
+/-
Rand Paul
15%
17%
+2
Chris Christie
14%
13%
+1
Marco Rubio
19%
12%
-7
Jeb Bush
10%
11%
+1
Ted Cruz
—
10%
—
Paul Ryan
17%
10%
-7
Scott Walker
2%
4%
+2
Bobby Jindal
3%
3%
—
Other/Don’t know
20
20
—
Rubio’s decline can probably be attributed to his support of immigration reform, for which he was highly vilified by conservatives. Despite being the GOP’s vice presidential nominee in 2012, Ryan has been pretty quiet in 2013.
As usual, it’s important to note that we’re still so far out from the 2016 presidential race that it’s hard to take any poll like this seriously. But again, it does provide us with a short-term view of the pulse of Republican primary voters.
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While Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) may have received a bump in Public Policy Polling’s most recent national survey (http://www.unitedliberty.org/articles/15131-ted-cruz-jumps-to-front-of-gops-2016-pack) of 2016 Republican presidential candidates, the latest national poll from Quinnipiac shows that Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) tops the field.
The poll, conducted between September 23-29, found that Paul takes 17% of Republican and Republican-leaning voters. Gov. Chris Christie (R-NJ) and Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) aren’t far behind, with 13% and 12%, respectively.
Former Gov. Jeb Bush (R-FL) is in fourth with 11%. Cruz is tied with Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI) with 10% a piece.
“The race for the GOP nomination remains wide open with a handful of candidates bunched together in low double-digits,” said Peter Brown, assistant director of the Quinnipiac University Polling Institute, in a release on the results (http://www.quinnipiac.edu/institutes-and-centers/polling-institute/national/release-detail?ReleaseID=1959). “Sen. Ted Cruz’ high-profile role opposing Obamacare has added him to that group, but he probably will have to find other ways to keep his star rising.”
“Over the last several months, Sen. Marco Rubio’s star has fallen a bit and Sen. Rand Paul’s has risen a bit, while Gov. Jeb Bush, Gov. Christopher Christie and Congressman Paul Ryan have essentially been flickering in place,” he added.
Here’s a look at latest Quinnipiac poll compared to the one that the organization took back in April (http://www.quinnipiac.edu/institutes-and-centers/polling-institute/national/release-detail?ReleaseID=1876).
Candidate
April
Sept.
+/-
Rand Paul
15%
17%
+2
Chris Christie
14%
13%
+1
Marco Rubio
19%
12%
-7
Jeb Bush
10%
11%
+1
Ted Cruz
—
10%
—
Paul Ryan
17%
10%
-7
Scott Walker
2%
4%
+2
Bobby Jindal
3%
3%
—
Other/Don’t know
20
20
—
Rubio’s decline can probably be attributed to his support of immigration reform, for which he was highly vilified by conservatives. Despite being the GOP’s vice presidential nominee in 2012, Ryan has been pretty quiet in 2013.
As usual, it’s important to note that we’re still so far out from the 2016 presidential race that it’s hard to take any poll like this seriously. But again, it does provide us with a short-term view of the pulse of Republican primary voters.