Moments after former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush said he would make his presidential announcement June 15, a new Ipsos/Reuters poll said the GOP race is essentially tied, with Bush having a slight advantage.
The top three are Bush, Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul, and former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee.
Ipsos also said in a note that Democratic frontrunner Hillary Rodham Clinton continues to dominate, but is down to 51 percent of the Democratic vote. It added that Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders has moved into second with 13 percent of the Democratic vote.
When Republicans were asked who they would vote for today, Bush leads with 10 percent, followed by Huckabee at 9 percent and Paul at 8 percent.
When Republican-leaning independents are pulled out, Bush leads with 15 percent.
In a follow-on question, Ipsos asked who voters would choose if the race was between Bush, Huckabee and Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker. In that matchup, Bush and Walker are tied at 23 percent, followed by Huckabee at 20 percent. Among only Republicans, Bush is the choice with 33 percent of the vote to Walker’s 29 percent.
The only thing President Obama has restored in the White House is an ineptitude we haven’t seen since the Carter Administration.
— Gov. Mike Huckabee (@GovMikeHuckabee) June 3, 2015
Huckabee has maintained a strong position in recent polling.
That led the outfit to say in a memo, “If the field is narrowed to the top three (Bush, Walker and Huckabee) the race is essentially tied.”
The questions and polling memo are below.
Paul Bedard, the Washington Examiner’s “Washington Secrets” columnist, can be contacted at [email protected].
