… There are plenty of caveats to poll-reading at this early stage of the political cycle — many candidates are still unknown and the sentiment in early states like Iowa and New Hampshire carry much more weight than national statistics.
Still, national polls do offer an important snapshot of how the public views each of the candidates right now — and the campaigns are using that insight to shape their early agendas. CONT.
Peter Hamby, CNN
Recent polls: 2016 presidential race