Poll: Hillary Clinton's email kerfuffle chips away at 2016 support

Hillary Clinton's personal email brouhaha tarnished her image in some crucial swing states, though it has not "done huge violence to her presidential chances," according to a Quinnipiac poll released Tuesday.

In the survey, Clinton's net favorability rating slid in each of Florida, Ohio, and Pennsylvania. Still, among a slate of potential GOP challengers, only Jeb Bush topped Clinton in Florida (45 recent to 42 percent) and only Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) led her in Pennsylvania (45 percent to 44 percent.)

Moreover, though majorities of voters in each state believe Clinton must answer more questions about her use of a personal email account during her tenure in the State Department, majorities in each state also think a Congressional investigation into the matter is "politically motivated."

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