American voters are looking for change, according to a new poll.
In an NBC/Wall Street Journal poll released today, 59 percent of voters said they prefer a candidate “who will bring greater changes” to a candidate who is “more experienced and tested.”
A “change” election could be bad news for potential candidates like former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, both of whom represent well-established political families and have been in the public spotlight for years.
Fifty-one percent of voters said that Clinton represents ideas of the past, but only 24 percent of Democrats said that Clinton does not represent change. In comparison, 44 percent of voters, and 73 percent of Democrats. say that while Clinton may be a name from the past, she will offer ideas for the future.
In total, 60 percent of voters said that Bush does not represent change, while 42 percent of Republicans voiced that criticism. Twenty-seven percent, including 49 percent of Republican, said that Bush will offer new, innovative ideas.
Republican voters were not keen on Common Core and immigration reform, with 52 percent of GOP primary voters giving an unfavorable rating to the education standards and 62 percent opposing the creation of a pathway to citizenship for undocumented migrants.
Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) is leading the pack among likely GOP 2016 contenders, with the backing of 56 percent of Republican voters. Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker followed closely behind with 53 percent of votes.
Eighty-six percent of Democrats said they would back Clinton if she ran for executive office.
This poll was conducted on March 1-5 among 1,000 adults and has a margin of error of plus or minus 3.1 percentage points.
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