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Hillary Clintons potential place in history and her husbands tenure in the White House boost her presidential prospects, while Jeb Bushs political legacy and Mitt Romneys 2012 run for the office are negatives, a new ABC News/Washington Post poll finds.
Clinton leads both in hypothetical head-to-head matchups at this early stage as well as Rand Paul, Chris Christie and Mike Huckabee alike. The national survey finds 53 to 56 percent support for Clinton among registered voters against each of these potential Republican candidates, while they get 39 to 41 percent. One reason is that Clinton is stronger in her political base, given the far more fragmented nature of the current GOP field.
As with Barack Obama, the recovery helps Clinton. About three-quarters of registered voters who rate the economy positively support her, and she leads overwhelmingly among those who say theyve gained ground financially under Obamas presidency. But she also leads, by 16 to 20 points, among those whose finances have just held steady.
Clinton has a strong advantage among those who see income inequality as a major problem, and she runs essentially evenly vs. these potential Republican nominees among those who think its a problem, but not a major one. She trails only among those who dont think the income gap is a problem just 16 percent of registered voters.
Women favor Clinton by 20- to 24-point margins, men by non-significant 2- to 7-point margins. Shes also strong among racial and ethnic minorities, adults under 40 and lower-income voters.
http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/politics/2015/01/historys-a-positive-for-clinton-not-so-for-bush-or-romney/