PA-Mercyhurst University: Hillary & Biden lead favorability ranking

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57-42 Hillary Clinton (+15)
55-42 Joe Biden (+13)
18-16 Scott Walker (+2)
28-27 Marco Rubio (+1)
34-35 Paul Ryan (-1)
40-43 Rick Santorum (-3)
32-36 Rand Paul (-4)
42-48 Jeb Bush (-6)
40-47 Chris Christie (-7)
24-38 Rick Perry (-14)
18-35 Ted Cruz (-17)

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39% Democrat
30% Republican  
27% Independent  
  2% Other (volunteered)
  1% DK
  0% RF

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http://www.mercyhurst.edu/sites/default/files/uploads/%3Cem%3EEdit%20Simple%3C/em%3E%20MCAP%20Polls%20/poll_3_final_report.pdf

[Tender Branson]

Hillary's numbers are no shock, but a few of these are quite surprising.

- Biden being so high (I know he's an honorary homestater, but still)
- Santorum being relatively high
- Christie being so low (Quinnipiac had him at 45-36 in June...could the Dallas hug have hurt him that badly? I kinda doubt it)

7 months is a long time in politics and polling.

Christie's numbers have even dropped into the negative in NJ recently, so PA might just follow this trend.

Santorum's and Biden's numbers are surprisingly high, yeah ...

[Tender Branson]

PPP should have a new PA poll out tomorrow.

We'll see if they show something similar.