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Poll: Clinton beats all 2016 Republican match ups, Trump the easiest

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A new national MSNBC/Telemundo/Marist poll finds former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton ahead of any possible Republican matchups. The easiest to beat: Donald Trump. The hardest GOPers: Marco Rubio (clearly a rising Republican star) and Ben Carson.

Hillary Clinton leads the Republican presidential field in hypothetical general-election match-ups, with Ben Carson and Marco Rubio running the closest to her, according to a new national MSNBC/Telemundo/Marist poll.

And with just one exception, the margin of Clinton’s lead among Latino voters determines just how competitive each match-up is.

Clinton’s biggest lead is against current GOP frontrunner Donald Trump: She’s ahead of him by 11 points among all voters, 52 percent to 41 percent, and a whopping 42 points among Latino voters, 69 percent to 27 percent.

But Trump supporters — like supporters (as I always say) of candidates who see a poll they don’t like — will say the poll is just liberal bias, try to change the subject or, most typically, talk about how the methodology is wrong. If the poll showed Trump ahead, his supporters would be touting it and he’d burn down Twitter tweeting about it.

The former Democratic secretary of state leads Ted Cruz by seven points nationally, 51 percent to 44 percent, and by 27 points among Latinos, 61 percent to 34 percent.

Clinton holds a four-point advantage over Jeb Bush, 49 percent to 45 percent, and a 26-point lead among Latinos, 61 percent to 35 percent.

And then:

She’s ahead of Marco Rubio by three points among all voters, 48 percent to 45 percent, and 19 points among Latinos, 57 percent to 38 percent.

And Clinton leads Ben Carson by just one point, 48 percent to 47 percent, and she holds a 26-point edge among Latinos, 61 percent to 35 percent.

And:

The MSNBC/Telemundo/Marist poll also finds that a generic Democratic presidential is tied with a generic Republican at 45 percent to 45 percent, while that lead expands to 20 points among Latino voters, 56 percent to 36 percent.

So look for a)Democrats trying to get the vote out b)GOPers working feverishly on voter ID laws and other forms to keep the vote down.
Talking Points Memo:

The poll, which had a Latino voter subsection, shows Clinton with a 11-point lead over the Republican frontrunner, real estate magnate Donald Trump. She led 52-41. Among Latino voters, Clinton led Trump by 42 points, 69-27.

Latinos and other minority voting blocs are seen as key pieces to winning the White House in 2016.


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