New 2016 Polls Show No Clear Leader Among GOP Pack

A trio of new polls suggest former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton would beat out Republicans Jeb Bush and Scott Walker in three key states if the election were held today — but show a GOP field that is still wide open.

According to the new polls from NBC News and Marist, Clinton would beat former Florida governor Jeb Bush by 8 points in Iowa and 6 points in New Hampshire. In South Carolina, however, Clinton leads Bush by only 3 points, garnering a nod from 48% of potential voters compared with Bush’s 45%.

In two of the three states, Clinton also would lead over Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker, though both tied with 46% of the vote in South Carolina.

But the polls found at least seven possible Republican candidates for President have support in the double-digits in either Iowa, South Carolina or New Hampshire. Only Bush and Walker have support in the teens in all three states.

On the Democratic side, the field is much more one-sided. Clinton is the clear leader in all three states, with an advantage of 50 points over Vice President Joe Biden in Iowa alone.

The NBC/Marist polls were conducted of an average of 885 voters from Feb. 3 to Feb. 10. The three polls have a margin of error of about 5 percentage points among Republicans and Democrats.