kate? thank you very much. as chris was mentioning earlier. new cnn polls are shedding light on how negatively this candle is scandal is effecting christie. good morning, paul. good morning. troubling new numbers. this is our brand new cnn orc poll we conducted over the weekend nationwide. we know christie is considering a run for the white house. last time we asked that question back in november, soon after his reelection landslide, he was at 24% among republicans. now down to 10%. here s another stunning number. look at this. a hypothetical matchup in 2016. christie versus hilary clinton. back in december, look at that, christie with a slight 2 point edge. now hilary clinton with a 16-point lead. where is that coming from?
another 2012 gop contender, former pennsylvania senator rick santorum behind clinton by 19 points. two senate newcomers, rand paul and marco rubio run behind clinton by 13 points and 19 points respectively. house budget committee chairman paul ryan, remember mitt romney s vice presidential candidate in 2012, he comes closer. our new poll shows clinton with an eight point edge over the wisconsin congressman. so who s the one exception? new jersey governor chris christie, of course. christie edges clinton actually 48% to 46% among registered voters. that s a statistical dead heat but nonetheless, early bragging rights as christie begins a busy 2014 schedule crisscrossing the country. what makes him so much stronger against clinton than other republicans? don t underestimate name recognition. he s been in the headlines a lot because of his big recent re-election win in new jersey. digging deeper, he does beat clinton by 26 points among independents and by nine points among suburban voters
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