Hillary Clinton would rout Elizabeth Warren — in Massachusetts

Hillary Clinton would rout Elizabeth Warren — in Massachusetts
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In the latest sign that Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) probably won't run for president in 2016, a Suffolk University/Boston Herald poll finds her trailing Hillary Clinton by a mammoth margin in a hypothetical Massachusetts Democratic primary.

In the survey of Massachusetts Democrats, Clinton routs the field of prospective candidates with 55 percent, followed by Warren at a comparatively meager 17 percent. That, despite the fact that respondents have a slightly more favorable opinion of Warren (81 percent) than Clinton (77 percent.)

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Jon Terbush

Jon Terbush is an associate editor at TheWeek.com covering politics, sports, and other things he finds interesting. He has previously written for Talking Points Memo, Raw Story, and Business Insider.