A new national poll shows Hillary Clinton and Chris Christie going head-to-head for the 2016 presidential race.
The results of the hypothetical matchup?
Clinton would win the race against the New Jersey governor with 45 percent of the vote. The survey, released Thursday from Quinnipiac University, asked American voters about possible election matchups for the next White House race.
Data showed Clinton would defeat three potential Republican presidential candidates if the election were held today, however if Vice President Joe Biden were to have the Democratic nomination he would not fare as well.
Democrats Clinton, Biden and New York Governor Andrew Cuomo were matched against Republicans Christie, Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida and U.S. Rep. Paul Ryan of Wisconsin.
Clinton, the former first lady, Senator from New York and Secretary of State would beat the competition handily, defeating Christie 45 - 37 percent; besting Rubio 50 - 34 percent and taking down Ryan with 50 - 38 percent.
"Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton would start a 2016 presidential campaign with enormous advantages," said Peter A. Brown, assistant director of the Quinnipiac University Polling Institute. "She obviously is by far the best known and her more than 20 years in the public spotlight allows her to create a very favorable impression on the American people. But it is worth noting that she had very good poll numbers in 2006 looking toward the 2008 election, before she faced a relative unknown in Barack Obama."
Christie finished second in the competition with stronger percentages than Biden or Cuomo.
"Although some Republicans don't think New Jersey Gov. Christopher Christie is conservative enough for their taste, he runs best of the three Republicans tested and would defeat two of the top Democrats," Brown said. "He obviously is doing better than the Democrats' rising star, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, despite other indications of anti-Republican sentiment."
The Democratic edge in the early poll is a reflection of public sentiment of Congress; the poll indicated that 60 percent of people disapprove of the job Democrats are doing, while 71 percent were disappointed Republicans.
"The Republican brand is not doing very well these days," said Brown.
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