Insiders Agree Dems Will Nominate Clinton in 2016
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National Journal's Political Insiders panel overwhelmingly thinks Democrats will nominate former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton as the party's presidential candidate in 2016, but both Democratic and Republican insiders fail to achieve consensus on whom the GOP will nominate for the contest. A plurality of Democratic insiders think Jeb Bush will get the nod, but Republicans narrowly say Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., is a weak favorite.
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Who do you think Democrats will nominate for president in 2016? |
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| Democrats (100 votes) |
Republicans (94 votes) |
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| Hillary Rodham Clinton | 81% | 69% |
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Joe Biden |
5% | 8% |
| Martin O'Malley | 4% | 6% |
| Andrew Cuomo | 2% | 10% |
| Deval Patrick | 0% | 0% |
| Mark Warner | 4% | 4% |
| Other | 4% | 3% |
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Who do you think Republicans will nominate for president in 2016? |
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| Democrats (103 votes) |
Republicans (96 votes) |
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| Jeb Bush | 43% | 27% |
| Marco Rubio | 21% | 34% |
| Chris Christie | 10% | 14% |
| Paul Ryan | 8% | 3% |
| Rand Paul | 5% | 3% |
| Bobby Jindal | 3% | 3% |
| Rick Santorum | 2% | 1% |
| Other | 9% | 15% |
National Journal subscribers can check out some candid comments by our panel here.
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