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Polling Shows Rubio, Hillary Top 2016 for GOP, Democrats

A new poll conducted by the Democratic poling firm PPP shows pro-life Florida Sen. Marco Rubio is the top choice for Republicans for 2016. However, the poll fails to include pro-life Gov. Bobby Jindal of Louisiana, which some political observers say skews the results since he is a top potential 2016 presidential candidate.

With conservatives still smarting from the November election defeat, look for jockeying for the 2016 nomination to begin early as restless Republicans look forward to replacing Obama. Ref. Source 2

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A CNN/ORC International poll released Monday shows 65% of Democrats and independents who lean toward that party say they would likely back former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton as their presidential nominee, if she decides to run. Of the other potential 2016 White House hopefuls, Vice President Joe Biden comes in a distant second at 10%.

The CNN poll was conducted by ORC International September 6-8, with 1,022 adult Americans questioned by telephone. The survey's overall sampling error for Democratic and GOP primary questions is plus or minus 4.5 percentage points. Ref. CNN

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In a potential preview of the next presidential election, a new national poll suggests that Hillary Clinton and Chris Christie would be running neck and neck if the 2016 contest were held today.

But a CNN/ORC International survey released today also indicates Clinton leading eight other possible Republican White House hopefuls in hypothetical general-election matchups. Ref. CNN

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Obama to Democrats: Focus on 2014 -- not 2016

President Obama to Democrats: Focus on the 2014 elections, not the 2016 presidential race. Ref. Source 3

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Philadelphia will host the Democratic National Convention in July 2016, a source with knowledge of the selection process tells CNN.

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Hillary Clinton dominates her possible Democratic opponents, but there is no clear frontrunner for the Republican nomination for president, a new CNN/ORC International poll shows.

Overall, 69% of those polled back Clinton. Her strongest potential opponent is Vice President Joe Biden, who got the backing of 11% of those surveyed. In third was Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders (5%), followed by former Virginia Sen. Jim Webb (3%), former Rhode Island Gov. Lincoln Chafee (1%) and former Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley (1%). Ref. CNN

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CNN and the Democratic National Committee announced today the network will host the first Democratic primary debate in Nevada on October 13. The exact location will be announced in the coming weeks.

The announcement adds to the trio of Republican debates CNN is hosting, the first of which is September 16 at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley, California. Ref. CNN

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Hillary Clinton's lead in the race for the Democratic nomination has fallen to just 10 points and her advantage in hypothetical general election matchups against the top Republican contenders has vanished, a new CNN/ORC poll has found.

The new poll finds Clinton with 37% support among Democratic and Democratic-leaning voters, down 10 points since August. Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders is at 27% and Vice President Joe Biden at 20%. Sanders' support is about the same as it was in August, making Biden the only candidate to post significant gains in the last month. His support is up 6 points in the last month as he weighs making a run for the presidency. Ref. CNN