Rand
Paul up, Clinton down in 2016 presidential poll
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[April 10, 2015]
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democrat
Hillary Clinton has slipped against leading 2016 Republican candidates
in Colorado, Iowa and Virginia, according to a poll released on Thursday
that cited damage from the furor over the former secretary of state's
emails.
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The Quinnipiac University Swing State Poll also showed Clinton in
a close race with U.S. Senator Rand Paul, the Kentucky Republican
who declared his candidacy on Tuesday.
Clinton, who is expected to announce her White House bid this month,
is tied with all the Republican candidates in Colorado and almost
all of them in the early voting state of Iowa, the poll said.
"It isn't just one or two Republicans who are stepping up; it's
virtually the entire GOP field that is running better against her"
since the last swing state survey on Feb. 18, pollster Peter Brown
said in a statement.
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Clinton's use of personal email for work when she was America's top
diplomat. Republicans have raised the prospect of congressional
hearings on the issue.
Paul led Clinton by 44 percent to 41 percent in Colorado and 43
percent to 42 percent in Iowa, the Quinnipiac poll showed. In
Virginia, Clinton led 47 percent to 43 percent.
"These numbers are a boost for U.S. Senator Rand Paul of Kentucky as
he formally launches his campaign," Brown said.
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The poll cited a bright spot for Clinton in Virginia, where she led
all Republicans, including former Florida Governor Jeb Bush, whom
she led with 47 percent to 40 percent, compared to a 42-42 percent
tie in February.
The telephone poll of 2,803 likely voters was conducted from March
29 through April 7 and had an error margin of 3.2 percentage points
in Iowa and Virginia and 3.3 points in Colorado.
(Reporting by Doina Chiacu; Editing by Lisa Von Ahn)
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