Poll Watch: CNN/ORC 2016 Republican Presidential Survey

CNN/ORC 2016 GOP Presidential Poll 

I'm going to read you the names of some candidates who may run for the Republican nomination for president in 2016. As I read each name, please say if you have a favorable or unfavorable opinion of these people -- or if you have never heard of them.

Paul Ryan

• Favorable 74%
• Unfavorable 13%
• Never heard of 7%
• No opinion 6%

Marco Rubio

• Favorable 54%
• Unfavorable 12%
• Never heard of 26%
• No opinion 8%

Rand Paul

• Favorable 53%
• Unfavorable 19%
• Never heard of 17%
• No opinion 11%

Jeb Bush

• Favorable 56%
• Unfavorable 28%
• Never heard of 9%
• No opinion 7%

Chris Christie

• Favorable 48%
• Unfavorable 26%
• Never heard of 19%
• No opinion 7%

Bobby Jindal

• Favorable 32%
• Unfavorable 11%
• Never heard of 45%
• No opinion 12%

Rick Santorum

• Favorable 47%
• Unfavorable 27%
• Never heard of 16%
• No opinion 10%

Favorable / Unfavorable {Net}

• Paul Ryan 74% / 13% {+61%}
• Marco Rubio 54% / 12% {+42%}
• Rand Paul 53% / 19% {+34%}
• Jeb Bush 56% / 28% {+28%}
• Chris Christie 48% / 26% {+22%}
• Bobby Jindal 32% / 11% {+21%}
• Rick Santorum 47% / 27% {+20%}

National survey of 262 Republicans and 205 GOP-leaning Independents (a total of 467) was conducted March 15-17, 2013. The margin of error is +/- 4.5 percentage points.