Poll: Scott Walker Most Competitive Against Clinton

In this Feb. 26, 2015, photo, Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker gestures while speaking during the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in National Harbor, Md. Wisconsin’s governor recently leapt into the top-... In this Feb. 26, 2015, photo, Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker gestures while speaking during the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in National Harbor, Md. Wisconsin’s governor recently leapt into the top-tier of the Republican Party’s 2016 presidential class. In the weeks since, Walker has stumbled under the bright lights of his newfound status. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen) MORE LESS
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Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker (R) is the most competitive in a head-to-head matchup against former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, according to a new McCatchy-Marist Poll released on Friday.

The poll found against Walker, Clinton leads 48 percent to 44 percent. By comparison, former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush (R), who like Walker and Clinton, has shown strong interest in running for president, trails the former secretary of state 49 percent to 41 percent, a shift from December when Clinton led Bush 53 percent to 40 percent.

Against Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL), Clinton leads 49 percent to 42 percent. She fares better against Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY), 51 percent to 40 percent, just slightly down from December when she led the Kentucky senator 54 percent to 40 percent.

Clinton’s best matchup seems to be against Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX). The new poll found Clinton leading Cruz 53 percent to 39 percent, only slightly changed from December when she led Cruz 54 percent to 39 percent.

The fact that Clinton is polling below 50 percent against much of the likely 2016 Republican presidential field suggests some vulnerability, Marist Institute for Public Opinion director Lee Miringoff said.

“It gets us back to stuff people find unpleasant about the Clintons,” Miringoff said.

The poll was conducted among 1,253 adults between March 1st and March 4th. The margin of error was plus or minus 2.8 percentage points.

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  1. Only because Jeb’s oppo-researchers haven’t sunk in their claws yet. Hillary won’t need to take Walker down–Jeb will do it for her.

  2. I bet in a debate between Walker and Clinton that Walker would get his unmentionables handed to him.

  3. Walker has the world’s best propaganda machine behind him.

  4. Gee, could this be because Clinton is a completely known quantity with everyone who hates her already baked in, while Walker is a total unknown to most people except for vaguely knowing that the media is talking about him a lot as an “exciting rising star”?

    The guy would be the most reactionary nominee since Goldwater, and the only thing he can talk about is union busting – no matter what the question.

  5. Clinton would leave the stage with Walkers nuts in her purse.

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