Poll: Carson Beats Clinton By 10 Points, Tied Among Women Voters

The latest Quinnipiac poll, arriving one year before Election Day, shows all of the top Republican candidates except Donald Trump running ahead of Hillary Clinton.

Dr. Ben Carson, who is effectively tied with Trump as the GOP front-runner in the poll, wallops Clinton by 10 points, 50 percent to 40 percent. Sen. 

Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL)

80%

 beats Clinton 46 percent to 41 percent, as does GOv. Chris Christie.

Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX)

97%

 beats her 46 percent to 43 percent.

But Clinton has a 3-point edge over Donald Trump in the poll, 46 percent to 43 percent.

Interestingly, the second tier among primary voters is also a virtual tie between Senators Marco Rubio and Ted Cruz.  No other Republican candidate was able to score over 3 percent, and quite a few of them fell below 1 percent to become asterisks.

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