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Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush scrapes past Clinton with a three-point lead, still within the margin of error, in a hypothetical head-to-head matchup in Florida, according to a Quinnipiac University poll released Tuesday. Clinton had a one-point edge in the Florida dead heat Quinnipiac reported in early February.

The last two months have also erased Clinton's previously double-digit lead over every other potential GOP contender for the presidency in Florida, Ohio and Pennsylvania.

Sen. Rand Paul, the libertarian-leaning Republican from Kentucky, is now the man to beat in Ohio after he narrowed his margin against Clinton to just a five-point deficit, according to Tuesday's poll. Paul, who is expected to announce his bid for the presidency next week, trailed Clinton by 12 points in Quinnipiac's early February poll.

Every potential 2016 Republican contender included in the February survey has since gained on Clinton in Ohio -- even if by just two points, like in Bush's case.

Paul is also winning over Pennsylvanians, trimming his 9-point deficit to a virtual tie, landing 45% of support to Clinton's 44% in the state.

Clinton remains a strong favorite -- especially so early on -- against virtually every other potential Republican contender for president in the three battleground states.

But it's clear Clinton's email scandal -- first that she exclusively used private email housed on a private server as secretary of state, and then that she deleted all the emails on that server -- has leveled a hit to Clinton's public image and trustworthiness, according to the Quinnipiac poll.

About half of voters in all three states say Clinton is not honest and trustworthy -- by a 5-to-4 margin in Florida and Pennsylvania, with a closer split in Pennsylvania.

And Clinton's favorability rating has also slipped in Florida -- to 49% from 53% -- and Pennsylvania -- now at 48% from 55% -- though she still gets more favorable reviews than all of her would-be Republican opponents, except for Bush and Florida's Sen. Marco Rubio in that state.

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Poll: Hillary Clinton slips in key states

Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush scrapes past Clinton with a three-point lead, still within the margin of error, in a hypothetical head-to-head matchup in Florida, according to a Quinnipiac University poll released Tuesday. Clinton had a one-point edge in the Florida dead heat Quinnipiac reported in early February.

The last two months have also erased Clinton's previously double-digit lead over every other potential GOP contender for the presidency in Florida, Ohio and Pennsylvania.

Sen. Rand Paul, the libertarian-leaning Republican from Kentucky, is now the man to beat in Ohio after he narrowed his margin against Clinton to just a five-point deficit, according to Tuesday's poll. Paul, who is expected to announce his bid for the presidency next week, trailed Clinton by 12 points in Quinnipiac's early February poll.

Every potential 2016 Republican contender included in the February survey has since gained on Clinton in Ohio -- even if by just two points, like in Bush's case.

Paul is also winning over Pennsylvanians, trimming his 9-point deficit to a virtual tie, landing 45% of support to Clinton's 44% in the state.

Clinton remains a strong favorite -- especially so early on -- against virtually every other potential Republican contender for president in the three battleground states.

But it's clear Clinton's email scandal -- first that she exclusively used private email housed on a private server as secretary of state, and then that she deleted all the emails on that server -- has leveled a hit to Clinton's public image and trustworthiness, according to the Quinnipiac poll.

About half of voters in all three states say Clinton is not honest and trustworthy -- by a 5-to-4 margin in Florida and Pennsylvania, with a closer split in Pennsylvania.

And Clinton's favorability rating has also slipped in Florida -- to 49% from 53% -- and Pennsylvania -- now at 48% from 55% -- though she still gets more favorable reviews than all of her would-be Republican opponents, except for Bush and Florida's Sen. Marco Rubio in that state.

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Poll: Hillary Clinton slips in swing states

Washington Hillary Rodham Clinton's campaign manager-in-waiting is traveling to the early voting states of New Hampshire and Iowa this week for meetings with Democratic activists as the former secretary of state prepares for a likely presidential campaign.

Robby Mook, who is expected to be Clinton's campaign manager, was visiting New Hampshire on Monday and Tuesday and traveling to Iowa on Wednesday and Thursday for meetings with party officials and activists, Democrats familiar with the plans said. The people were not authorized to speak publicly about internal planning.

Clinton, the leading Democratic candidate if she runs, has signaled that she will compete vigorously in the leadoff presidential states of Iowa and New Hampshire, along with South Carolina and Nevada. Clinton was tripped up in Iowa by Barack Obama in 2008 and her supporters have said she will not take anything for granted this time.

The New Hampshire meetings will coincide with a visit on Tuesday by former Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley, who may challenge Clinton in the Democratic primary. Both O'Malley and former Virginia Sen. Jim Webb, another potential Democratic candidate, are scheduled to visit Iowa in April.

Mook will be joined by Marlon Marshall, who is expected to play a senior role in Clinton's campaign. Democrats said the trips were not tied to a Clinton announcement but would allow for meetings with key stakeholders in labor and Democratic politics. The visits were reported by WMUR, a TV station in Manchester, New Hampshire, and The Des Moines Register.

In New Hampshire, Mook and Marshall were visiting Concord and Manchester and planned to stay at the homes of Clinton supporters. In Iowa, they were meeting with Democrats in Des Moines, Cedar Rapids and Iowa City.

"There's no reason for them to come except for the fact that they are interested in Iowa, they're going to be interested in Iowa and they're going to make a big commitment," said Tyler Olson, a former Iowa Democratic Party chairman.

Republican National Committee spokesman Michael Short said it was a "troubling sign" for Clinton that she had dispatched aides to reassure Democrats "that they're not about to cough up the ball."

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Weeks after being dogged by accusations of secrecy, Hillary Clinton told journalists Monday that she wanted "a new relationship with the press." Speaking at a dinner in honor of veteran Washington...

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