Bloomberg Politics National Poll: Rand Paul, Jeb Bush Face Primary Obstacles

There's good news for the Kentucky senator, though: More Republicans and independents say they'd consider supporting him than any other potential GOP candidate.

Attendee Adam Gabbatt holds photos of possible presidential candidates to question attendees during the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in National Harbor, Maryland, U.S., on Thursday, Feb. 26, 2015.
Photographer: Andrew Harrer

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By Michael Bender and Arit John

April 12, 2015 at 11:00 AM UTC

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Republican presidential candidate Rand Paul may have a problem with women, and Jeb Bush already has been written off by a large share of potential primary voters, according to a new Bloomberg Politics national poll that underscores the wide-open nature of the race four months before the first primary debate.

Just 11 percent of Republican and independent women in the poll said they'd seriously consider supporting Paul, a U.S. senator from Kentucky who announced his presidential bid last week, compared to 22 percent of men. No other Republican contender has a worse spread.