Poll Shows Americans Want Clinton and Romney in 2016 Presidential Race
Monday, January 19th, 2015 -- 9:23 AM
(Politico) -Hillary Clinton and Mitt Romney are the would-be candidates that Americans most want to run for president in 2016, while solid pluralities would prefer that Chris Christie and Rick Perry sit this election out, according to a new CBS News Poll released Sunday.The poll also indicates that a number of potential 2016 contenders remain largely unknown to the general public, or, at least, are being met with a smattering of indifference.
Leading the way is former Secretary of State Clinton, with 85 percent of the surveyed Democrats expressing approval for a potential candidacy by her, against only 11 percent who opposed that idea. Also, 51 percent of independents liked the idea of her running.
Next up was 2012 Republican contender Mitt Romney, whose would-be candidacy drew a positive reaction from 59 percent of Republicans vs. 26 percent who didn't like the idea. However, 49 percent of the independents surveyed were not pleased with the idea.
The CBS News "Campaign 2016: Who Should Run?" survey of 1,001 adults was conducted by telephone Jan. 9-12.
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