Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky and former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton are the early frontrunners in New Hampshire for the Republican and Democratic presidential nominations in 2016, a new poll shows.
Mr. Paul leads a wide-open GOP field with 15 percent of the vote, while Mrs. Clinton is dominating all Democratic contenders with 60 percent of the vote, according to the CNN/ORC poll.
On the GOP side, former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush and Rep. Paul Ryan of Wisconsin are tied for second with 10 percent apiece. New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie and former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee are next at nine percent each.
Texas Gov. Rick Perry, Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida and Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker are at seven percent, Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas is at six percent, and Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal and former Sen. Rick Santorum of Pennsylvania are at 3 percent.
On the Democratic side, Sen Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts is a distant second to Mrs. Clinton at 11 percent and Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. is at eight percent.
Independent Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont, who is toying with a 2016 run as a Democrat, is at seven percent, Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick is at four percent, and New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo and Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley are at one percent apiece.
• David Sherfinski can be reached at dsherfinski@washingtontimes.com.
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