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Rand Paul Pulls Ahead of Hillary Clinton in Two Key States – Poll

© AP Photo / Jim Cole, FileIn this March 20, 2015, file photo, Sen., Rand Paul, R-Ky. speaks in Manchester, N.H.
In this March 20, 2015, file photo, Sen., Rand Paul, R-Ky. speaks in Manchester, N.H. - Sputnik International
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Rand Paul, a Republican Senator running in the 2016 presidential election, raced ahead of former US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in two US swing states, Quinnipiac University Swing State Poll revealed Thursday.

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MOSCOW (Sputnik) – In the central state of Colorado Paul polled at 44 percent while Clinton received 41, and in Iowa, Paul received 43 percent of the vote, leading Clinton by one percent.

"These numbers are a boost for U.S. Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky as he formally launches his campaign," Peter Brown, assistant director of the Quinnipiac University Poll said as quoted on the university's website.

Rand Paul is a Republican Senator representing the US state of Kentucky. He was elected on January 5, 2011 for his first term in office in the US Congress.

In February, the university conducted a similar poll, in which Clinton polled ahead of Paul by two and eight percent in Colorado and Iowa, respectively.

Hillary Clinton was the center of controversy after the New York Times published an article in March citing State Department sources who claimed that she exclusively used a personal e-mail account between 2009 and 2013, while serving as US State Secretary.

Responding to the revelations, Clinton claimed she had used a private account as a matter of convenience, but said she regretted the decision.

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