Half of Americans believe Hillary Clinton represents the future, more than any other potential 2016 candidate. According to a new poll, the 2016 contenders Joe Biden and Jeb Bush were each considered to represent the past by 64% of Americans. The results of the CNN/ORC poll show that just two of the possible candidates are deemed more “future” than “past,” and both are women: Clinton (50% future, 48% past) and Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren (46% future, 37% past), but she already said is not running for Office.
Looking at the gender voting gap, women were more likely to prefer Clinton and Warren. In Clinton’s case, 53% of men see her as a representation of the past, while 55% of women see her representing the future. Warren is seen in the future by 50% of women and 43% of men, while 32% respectively 43% think she represents the past.
In the Republican side, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie was the first in the poll with 43% of the respondents seeing him in the future and 50% in the past. About Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul, 49% thought he represented the past, 41% the future. Also, 42% thought Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker represented the past, 39% the future.
But not even the Republican voters don’t see their potential candidates as future-oriented. Walker (55%) and Paul (53%) are better rated than Christie (49%) or Bush (47%), while in the Democrats are more convinced and clear. 74% called Clinton a candidate who represents the future, 61% said so about Warren and 51% of Biden.
In the race for the party’s presidential nomination, the former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee saw a significant gain and now tops with 16%. He is closely followed by Bush at 14% (down 9 points), Walker at 11% (up 7 points) and Paul at 10%. Walker’s double-digit gain came from older voters, according to the poll.
There were few changes on the Democratic side. Clinton is preferred by 61%, followed by Biden with just 14% and Warren with 10%.