New Poll Finds Clinton and Cuomo Would Beat Christie In New York

Hillary Clinton campaign button. August 20, 2014 - New Jersey Governor Chris Christie may live right next door to New York, but a new poll shows in a potential November 2016 presidential match up he would be beaten in the Empire State by either former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton or current New York Governor Andrew Cuomo.

Clinton , a former United States Senator from  New York, has the support of 54% of those polled compared with just 34% for Christie, a 20 point gap.

Native New Yorker Cuomo would beat his fellow Governor Christie 47% to 37%.

When other Republican White House contenders are measured against Cuomo they fare far worse than did Christie.

Cuomo would beat Senator Rand Paul of Kentucky 55% to 31% and out distance former Florida Governor Jeb Bush 53% to 30%.

Clinton would trounce Paul 61% to 30% and she would beat Bush 60% to 29%.