Four Republican presidential candidates lead Hillary Clinton
Hillary Diane Rodham ClintonComey praises McCabe: He 'stood tall' while 'small people' tried to tear down the FBI Koch brothers kick donor network into high gear for midterms DNC CEO leaves group after less than a year: report MORE nationally in head-to-head match-ups, according to a new poll.
The Fox News survey released on Tuesday shows Ben Carson
Benjamin (Ben) Solomon CarsonExpect Trump's State of the Union to celebrate America — and provide a roadmap to the future Fifty years on, HUD abandons Dr. King’s vision of integrated communities Trump must pair more respectful rhetoric with positive policies MORE running the strongest against Clinton, with the retired neurosurgeon taking 50 percent, compared to only 39 percent for the former secretary of State.
Donald Trump
Donald John TrumpCynthia Nixon calls for Americans to 'take to the streets' if Trump fires Mueller Trump declines to implement new Russia sanctions Comey praises McCabe: He 'stood tall' while 'small people' tried to tear down the FBI MORE leads Clinton by 45 percent to 40, Jeb Bush leads Clinton 44 to 40 and Carly Fiorina leads Clinton 42 to 39, the poll found.
While it can be dangerous to read too much into any poll this early in the presidential contest, the Fox News survey wil give ammunition to those arguing that Vice President Biden would be a stronger Democratic candidate than Clinton.
Biden leads all of those same Republican contenders in head-to-head match-ups. He's up on Trump by 50 percent to 37, Bush by 46 to 41 percent and enjoys leads of 46 to 42 percent over both Carson and Fiorina.
Sen. Marco Rubio
Marco Antonio RubioOvernight Cybersecurity: Trump taps finance exec as federal CIO | White House downplays talk of 5G takeover | Massive cryptocurrency heist sparks scrutiny Week ahead: Bill to combat election meddling gets a boost Rubio fires chief of staff after allegations of improper conduct MORE (R-Fla.) does the best in a head-to-head match-up against Biden, trailing by only one point, 44 to 43 percent.
In previous polls, Clinton held leads over all of those candidates except for Bush, who led 44 to 42 percent over Clinton in an August poll.
The Fox News survey also provides new evidence underlying Carson’s early strength.
Carson raised $20 million in the second quarter, which will likely be the biggest haul of any of the GOP contenders. He routinely attracts thousands of supporters on the campaign trail and is firmly in second place in polls of the Republican presidential nomination, trailing only Trump.
The poll found Clinton maintaining a healthy lead in the race for the Democratic presidential nomination, taking 45 percent support, followed by Sen. Bernie Sanders
Bernard (Bernie) SandersDNC CEO leaves group after less than a year: report Overnight Regulation: White House downplays talk of nationalizing 5G after blowback | Azar sworn in as HHS chief | EPA chief set for grilling | Crypto exchange under scrutiny after massive theft Sanders to deliver his own State of the Union response MORE (I-Vt.) at 25 percent and Biden at 19 percent.
That’s a bigger lead for Clinton than in the same poll from September, when the former secretary of State took 44 percent support, followed by Sanders at 30 and Biden at 18.
Biden has yet to decide whether to enter the race.
The Fox News poll of 1,004 registered voters was conducted between Oct. 10 and Oct. 12 and has a 3-percentage-point margin of error.