Hillary Clinton leads among Pennsylvania Democrats with 45 percent, followed by 19 percent for Sanders and 17 percent for Biden, with 12 percent undecided, according to a new poll released by Quinnipiac University Thursday.
The same poll found Donald Trump leads among Republicans with 24 percent, followed by 13 percent for Carson and 10 percent for Rubio. No other candidate tops 7 percent, with 9 percent undecided.
In general election matchups:
-- Bush gets 43 percent to 40 percent for Clinton. Rubio tops Clinton 47 – 40 percent while Clinton beats Trump 45 – 40 percent.
-- Bush is at 43 percent to Biden’s 42 percent. Rubio has 44 percent to Biden’s 41 percent.
-- Biden beats Trump 48 – 40 percent.
-- Sanders trails Bush 44 – 36 percent and loses 45 – 33 percent to Rubio. Sanders gets 44
percent to Trump’s 41 percent.
Pennsylvania voters give Clinton a negative 38 – 55 percent favorability rating and say 63 – 32 percent she is not honest and trustworthy. Biden gets a split 46 – 43 percent favorability rating and voters say 61 – 31 percent he is honest and trustworthy.
Trump gets a negative 34 – 55 percent favorability rating and voters say 53 – 40 percent he is not honest and trustworthy. Bush gets a divided 41 – 43 percent favorability and voters say 54 – 36 percent he is honest and trustworthy. Rubio gets a 46 – 22 percent favorability and voters say 49 – 23 percent he is honest and trustworthy.
“Donald Trump may have the raw horserace numbers, but below the surface there is a looming problem: Pennsylvania voters give him stunningly bad numbers on trust, honesty and favorability,” said Tim Malloy, assistant director of the Quinnipiac University Poll.
“And although she is the Democratic frontrunner, Hillary Clinton’s overall numbers are not much better than Trump’s.
“Who gets the love? The one guy who hasn’t declared. Vice President Joseph Biden, a Scranton boy made good, is perhaps becoming a more important player in the 2016 presidential race, with a solid grip on the ‘from the gut’ support of Pennsylvanians.”
