Poll Question: Given the choices of Jeb Bush, Chris Christie, Ted Cruz, Bobby Jindal, Bob McDonnell, Rand Paul, Marco Rubio, Paul Ryan, and Rick Santorum, who would you most like to see as the GOP candidate for President in 2016?
- Marco Rubio 17%
- Chris Christie 15%
- Jeb Bush 14%
- Bob McDonnell 12%
- Rand Paul 10%
- Paul Ryan 8%
- Ted Cruz 8%
- Bobby Jindal 3%
- Rick Santorum 2%
- Someone else/Not sure 11%
Poll Question: If Bob McDonnell was not a candidate for President in 2016, and the choices were just Jeb Bush, Chris Christie, Ted Cruz, Bobby Jindal, Rand Paul, Marco Rubio, Paul Ryan, and Rick Santorum, who would you most like to see as the GOP candidate for President in 2016?
- Chris Christie 20%
- Marco Rubio 20%
- Jeb Bush 17%
- Paul Ryan 10%
- Rand Paul 9%
- Ted Cruz 8%
- Bobby Jindal 3%
- Rick Santorum 2%
- Someone else/Not sure 10%
Survey of 500 GOP primary voters. The poll was conducted on May 24, 2013 - May 26, 2013. The margin of error is +/- 4.4%.