Hillary Clinton Blowing Out 2016 Democratic Rivals in New Poll

Submitted by Kevin Derby on August 6, 2013 - 9:05am

Former Secretary of State Hillary Clintons status as the overwhelming favorite for the Democratic presidential nomination in 2016 was confirmed in a poll released on Tuesday.

Clinton topped a national Rasmussen Reports poll with 63 percent. Vice President Joe Biden placed a distant second with 12 percent. Gov. Andrew Cuomo of New York took third with 5 percent. Former Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa of Los Angeles took 3 percent while Newark Mayor Cory Booker, who announced at the end of last month he would not run, and Maryland Gov. Martin OMalley garnered 1 percent each.

Among all likely voters -- Democrats, Republicans and independents -- 39 percent say they want Clinton to win the nomination while Biden and Cuomo are the favorites of 7 percent each. Among all likely voters, 27 percent say Clinton is the candidate they least want to see win the nomination while 24 percent say that about Biden.

The poll of 1,000 likely voters was taken from Aug. 1-2 and had a margin of error of +/- 3 percent.

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