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For the second straight week Hillary Clinton’s odds have declined, although she remains the favorite by far. She peaked at 44.4% two weeks ago but is now down to 42.3%.
The biggest move up was by Rand Paul who’s odds increased to 3.7% from 2.9% moving him to 4th overall.
Marco Rubio improved from 3.5% to 3.9% and 3rd overall,
Chris Christie had a strong week as well moving to 2.9% and 5th overall from 2.5% and 8th overall. Christie is still well behind his May numbers of 4.7% and #2 overall.
Biggest drop was Rick Perry who after peaking at 3.1% and 4th overall is down to 2.1% and 8th overall this week.
Marist Poll taken 8/4-8/7 has Jeb Bush and Chris Christie leading for the Republican nomination at 13% followed closely by Ted Cruz, Paul Ryan, and Marco Rubio. Here’s the full results:
Choice of Republicans and Republican Leaning independents: Jeb Bush 13% Chris Christie13% Ted Cruz 10% Paul Ryan 9% Marco Rubio 9% Rick Perry 7% Rand Paul 7% Scott Walker 4% Rick Santorum 3% Bobby Jindal 2%
The poll also shows Hillary Clinton leading over the Republican candidates but that lead has shrunk significantly from the April poll. Christie, Bush, and Paul are all now within 7% of Clinton. They were all double digits behind her in April. Here’s the comparision: