American voters appear eager to find a new Republican name to run for president in 2016, with majorities rejecting Mitt Romney and Jeb Bush, according to a new poll.
Rasmussen Reports reveals Monday that 53 percent of likely voters do not want Bush to run for president. And 56 percent reject a third Romney candidacy, said the polling outfit.
That might not come as a shock, but Rasmussen also found that Republicans aren’t jazzed by Bush either, despite other polls showing him to be the GOP leader.
When asked if Bush should run, 33 percent of Republicans said yes, 34 percent no. And Rasmussen revealed that number of GOPers who are less likely to vote for another Bush is up from 22 percent in March to 30 percent today.
Romney, the 2012 GOP nominee, did better among his party’s voters. Asked if Romney should run, 42 percent of Republicans said yes, 33 percent no.
Bush, a former Florida governor inching toward a bid, did badly in several key demographic groups. For example, the age group that rejected him the most was the youngest. Voters aged 18-39 do not want him to run, by a 57 percent to 17 percent margin.
Paul Bedard, the Washington Examiner’s “Washington Secrets” columnist, can be contacted at [email protected].
