Hillary’s support slips in swing state Virginia

Jeb Bush leads Hillary Clinton in a presidential match-up in Virginia, a critical swing state that President Obama carried in each of the past two elections, according to a new poll.

The former governor of Florida leads Clinton 48 to 46 percent in a poll by the Wason Center for Public Policy at Christopher Newport University. That’s just two months after the same polling group found that Clinton was leading Bush by 5 points. The slight lead is within the margin of error.

{mosads}The new poll also shows a decrease in support for Clinton across the board in potential general election results, with her lead dropping over Republican Sens. Marco Rubio (Fla.) and Rand Paul (Ky.), Gov. Chris Christie (N.J.) and former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee.

But Clinton’s lead in the Democratic primary has grown since the February poll. She is the choice of 80 percent of Virginia Democrats, with a 74-point lead over the state’s former Sen. Jim Webb.

The state’s Republican primary is much less certain. Bush is a single point ahead of Rubio, 17 to 16 percent. Three candidates follow at 10 percent each: Christie, Paul and Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker.

Ben Carson and Sen. Ted Cruz each earned 7 percent.

The survey was based on interviews with 658 registered voters, conducted April 13-24. It has a margin of error of plus or minus 4.5 points.