A PPP Poll of Alaskan voters showed Ted Cruz and Rand Paul in the lead for the Republican nomination ahead of the state’s former governor, Sarah Palin.  Here are the full results:

Ted Cruz ………………………………………………… 16%
Rand Paul ………………………………………………. 15%
Mike Huckabee ……………………………………….. 14%
Jeb Bush………………………………………………… 12%
Chris Christie ………………………………………….. 12%
Sarah Palin …………………………………………….. 11%
Scott Walker …………………………………………… 7%
Paul Ryan ………………………………………………. 6%
Marco Rubio …………………………………………… 5%
Someone else / Not sure ………………………….. 4%

The same poll also asked the voters about head to head matchups of Republican candidates over Hillary Clinton:

Rand Paul wins 50/36
Jeb Bush wins 47/38
Mike Huckabee wins 47/39
Chris Christie wins 45/34
Sarah Palin loses 36/55

The fact that most Republican candidates would defeat Clinton in Alaska is not surprising: the state voted heavily Republican in 2012 as Romney won the state 55% to 41%.

For full poll click here

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An AP-GfK Poll measured the favorable and unfavorable ratings of candidates July 24-28.  It also had the same ratings for a poll taken March 20-24.  Here are some of the findings:

– It’s clear who the voters are most familiar with:  Hillary Clinton has both the highest favorable rating at 48 and the highest unfavorable rating at 42.  Most importantly she has the highest net favorable at +6.

Rick Perry and Ted Cruz showed the biggest improvements in their net rating but both remain at -8 favorability.  Rick Perry raised his favorable by 8 points and his net by 5. Ted Cruz raised his favorable by 4 while not gaining any unfavorable.

Chris Christie and Joe Biden join Hillary Clinton as the only candidates with more than a 40 unfavorable, however unlike Clinton, they don’t have the high favorable to offset it, leading them to have the two lowest net ratings.

Elizabeth Warren has raised her profile, and that has meant a increase of 6 in both favorable and unfavorable meaning her net stayed the same at -1. Along with Scott Walker, Warren remains one of the least known candidates.

Here’s the comparisons

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A Civitas Institute poll shows NC will likely be a toss up between the Republican candidate and Hillary Clinton in 2016.  Romney beat Obama in the state in 2012 50% to 48%.

First the party nominations:

For the Republicans, Jeb Bush holds a big lead followed by a tight group in Christie, Paul, Rubio, and Perry:

Jeb Bush        16%
Chris Christie 9%
Rand Paul      9%
Marco Rubio 8%
Rick Perry     7%
Bobby Jindal  3%
Scott Walker 3%
Rick Santorum 3%

For the Democrats, Hillary Clinton has the lead with Biden and Warren fighting for a far away second
Hillary Clinton      40%
Elizabeth Warren  12%
Joe Biden             9%
Andrew Cuomo   3%
Bernie Sanders     2%
Jim Webb            1%
Howard Dean      1%

6 head to head matchups were measured with The Republican nominees being in a tight race with Hillary Clinton but clearly beating Joe Biden.

Christie edges Clinton  47% vs 46%
Bush edges Clinton  48% to 47%
Clinton edges Paul 47% to 48%
Christie beats Biden 49% to 42%
Bush beats Biden 50% to 44%
Paul beats Biden 49% to 44%.

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