April 22 , 2015 - Latest polling on the 2016 presidential race shows the Republicans still all packed in tight together with former Florida Governor Jeb Bush  leading the GOP field with 17%. Bush, the son of President George H.W. Bush and the brother of President George W. Bush, finds his closest competitor is Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker with 12%.

Tied at 11% each are two candidates who have formally declared for president that being Senator Rand Paul of Kentucky and Senator Marco Rubio of Florida.

Former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee , who won the Iowa  Republican Caucus in 2008, is in 5th place with 9% followed by Senator Ted Cruz of Texas with 7%.

New Jersey Governor Chris Christie who at one time  found himself in first and second in many polls now sees his potential presidential candidacy in free fall as he is tied at 4% with Dr. Ben Carson.

Meanwhile on the Democratic side the only candidate to formally declare for the presidency former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has leads over  any potential Democratic challengers and any hypothetical November 2016 match ups against a Republican candidate.

In the race for the Democratic Party presidential nomination, Clinton has the support of 69% followed by Vice President Joe Biden with 11%, Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont with 5%, former Senator Jim Webb of Virginia with 3%  and former Rhode Island Governor Lincoln Chafee and former Maryland Governor Martin O'Malley both with 1%.

When pitted against potential 2016 November general election challengers  the results are as follows Clinton 55% vs Rubio 41%, Clinton 56% vs Bush 39%, Clinton 58% vs Christie 39% and  Clinton 58% vs Paul 39%. The remaining GOP challengers Huckabee , Walker, Cruz and Carson all find themselves more 20% behind when matched with Clinton.