It was more than 20 years in the past that a Bush and a Clinton faced off against each other in a presidential election. Back in 1992, that was incumbent GOP president George Bush and his successful Democratic challenger Bill Clinton. Twenty-three years later, Bush’s son Jeb and Clinton’s wife Hillary are gearing up for their own presidential runs, and according to a new CNN poll, more Americans see the Democrat as representing the future than they do the Republican.
The new survey of American adults found 50 percent said Hillary Clinton, the former first lady, New York senator, and secretary of state, represented “the future.” For Jeb Bush, the former two-term governor of Florida, just 33 percent said the same thing, while 64 percent said he represented “the past.” The other Republicans asked about in the poll don’t fare much better against Clinton. New Jersey governor Chris Christie’s future/past rating came in at 43 percent and 50 percent, while Kentucky senator Rand Paul is at 41 percent and 49 percent and Wisconsin governor Scott Walker is at 39 percent and 42 percent.
CNN also found that while self-professed Democrats seemed to overwhelmingly believe Clinton, currently their likeliest nominee, represented the future (74 percent), Republicans were much cooler about their own potential candidates:
Walker gained ground among Republicans in the race for the party’s presidential nomination, the poll showed, while Christie and Bush both faltered. The shuffling field also saw a double-digit gain in support for former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee, who now tops the field with 16%. The national survey found Huckabee closely followed by Bush at 14% (down 9 points), Walker at 11% (up 7 points) and Paul at 10%. Ben Carson lands in fifth with 8% and Chris Christie at sixth with 7% (down 6 points). No other candidate tops 5%.
Read more about the poll here.
