a new poll released monday indicates hillary clinton holds an advantage over five potential republican opponents in hypothetical match-ups for the 2016 presidential election.









if the contest were held today, 45% of likely voters say they would pick the former secretary of state over mitt romney, who garners 39%.









she has a 43%-37% advantage over former florida gov. jeb bush and a 42%-36% margin over new jersey gov. chris christie.









all three of clinton's margins over bush, christie and romney fall within the sampling error of plus-or-minus 3.6 percentage points.









when matched against sen. ted cruz of texas and sen. rand paul of kentucky, however, her lead widens. forty-six percent of likely voters side with clinton, compared to 33% who pick cruz.









in a head-to-head with paul, who's been aggressive in reaching out to democrats and independents, clinton still comes out ahead, 45%-37%.









bloomberg conducted interview with 753 likely voters from december 3-5.
poll: hillary clinton ahead in 5 potential match-ups - politics.com
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