Former GOP presidential nominee Mitt Romney said he’s not running again, but he is out in front for his party’s nomination in 2016 in another poll.
The former Massachusetts governor leads the way with 20 percent of the vote among Republicans and Republican-leaning independents in the new CNN/ORC poll, with retired neurosurgeon Dr. Ben Carson second at 10 percent and former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush third at 9 percent.
Next comes New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie at 8 percent, former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee at 7 percent, and Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky and Wisconsin Rep. Paul Ryan at 6 percent apiece.
If Mr. Romney’s name is removed from the list of possible candidates, Mr. Bush leads with 14 percent, followed by Dr. Carson at 11 percent and Mr. Huckabee at 10 percent.
On the Democratic side, former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton has an overwhelming lead with 65 percent of the vote, far outpacing Sen. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts, who is next with 10 percent, followed by Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr at 9 percent.
If Mrs. Clinton were not in the race, Mr. Biden would actually lead Ms. Warren, 41 percent to 20 percent, according to the poll.
The survey of 1,045 Americans was taken from Nov. 21-23 and included 510 people who identified themselves as Republicans or Republican-leaning independents and 457 people who said they were Democrats or Democratic-leaning independents. The margin of error for each subsample is plus or minus 4.5 percentage points.
• David Sherfinski can be reached at dsherfinski@washingtontimes.com.
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