2016 Poll: Bad News for Jeb Bush

A Washington Post-ABC News poll released on Thursday throws cold water on former Gov. Jeb Bushs presidential prospects in 2016. The new poll shows 48 percent of Americans say they definitely would not vote for Bush in 2016. Only former Gov. Mitt Romney, R-Mass., generates more opposition with 49 percent saying they will not vote for him. Only 6 percent said they would definitely vote for Bush while 38 percent said they would consider voting for him.

The poll finds U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., is in better shape, though only 5 percent say they would definitely vote for him in 2016 and 40 percent say they would consider it. Around a third -- 32 percent -- of those surveyed say they would definitely not vote for Rubio.

None of the possible Republican presidential hopefuls are running as strongly as former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. A quarter of those surveyed -- 25 percent -- say they would definitely vote for her in 2016 while 41 percent would consider it and 32 percent say they definitely would not. Only Romney from the Republican ranks breaks double digits, with 12 percent saying they would definitely vote for him.

The poll of 1,002 American adults was taken from Feb. 27-March 2 and had a margin of error of +/- 3.5 percent.