Quinnipiac: Rubio leads a close race, Christie now just 4th

[Tender Branson]

2. (If Republican or Republican Leaner) If the Republican primary for President were being held today, and the candidates were: Jeb Bush, Marco Rubio, Paul Ryan, Scott Walker, Chris Christie, Bobby Jindal, Rand Paul, and Bob McDonnell for whom would you vote?

19% Rubio
17% Ryan
15% Paul
14% Christie
10% Bush
  3% Jindal
  2% Walker
  1% McDonnell
  1% Someone else
18% Undecided

3. (If Republican or Republican Leaner) If you had to choose, would you prefer that the Republican party nominate for President a candidate with experience as a governor or experience as a United States Senator?

59% Governor
23% Senator

From March 26 - April 1, Quinnipiac University surveyed 1,711 registered voters with a margin of error of +/- 2.4 percentage points. The survey includes 712 Republicans with a margin of error of +/- 3.7 percent. Live interviewers call land lines and cell phones.

http://www.quinnipiac.edu/institutes-centers/polling-institute/national/release-detail?ReleaseID=1876

[Tender Branson]

PPP's primary poll will probably show similar results, considering their April 1 tweet:

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https://twitter.com/ppppolls/status/318823239453376513

[Mr. Morden]

PPP's primary poll will probably show similar results, considering their April 1 tweet:

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https://twitter.com/ppppolls/status/318823239453376513

That's essentially unchanged since their last national poll though.  Their last national poll (in February) had Christie at 42% favorable and Paul at 61% favorable among Republicans, virtually the same as in their new poll.

Of course, that February poll also had Christie at just 13% nationally, and tied for third.  I don't think Christie has any kind of downward momentum, as one might infer from your saying "Christie now just fourth".  He's in the low/mid-teens here, just like he's been in all of the most recent national primary polls.

[Mr. Morden]

Breakdown of this poll by sex:

Men:

Rubio 19%
Paul 18%
Christie 17%
Ryan 16%
Bush 9%

Women:

Rubio 19%
Ryan 17%
Bush 12%
Christie 11%
Paul 11%

[tmthforu94]

LOL, 60% prefer a Governor yet none of the top three are. Oh Republicans...

[PolitiJunkie]

LOL, 60% prefer a Governor yet none of the top three are. Oh Republicans...