Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton appears to be unstoppable among potential Democratic Party presidential candidates to secure the political party's nomination based on new polling figures.

According to the CNN and ORC International survey, Clinton remained the top candidate for the Democratic Party's nomination with 65 percent of the poll against seven other potential politicians. Clinton's lead is only a two-percentage point slip from polling data conducted between Nov. 18 and Nov. 20, 2013. Clinton continued to secure a significant double-digit lead against the next potential Democratic nominee, specifically a 55 percent lead.

The second-most popular Democratic nominee was Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren, who narrow surpassed Vice President Joe Biden with 10 percent to 9 percent respectively. Biden, however, was the most popular choice if Clinton was removed from the Democratic Party's presidential race. With Clinton excluded, Biden received 41 percent while Warren also improved her figures to 20 percent.

With the Republican Party, despite claims he won't make a third presidential run, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney is still the popular choice. Romney's lead, however, was not as wide as Clinton's margin. Romney won the potential Republican presidential nomination with 20 percent, but Dr. Ben Carson, with no political office experience, was next with 10 percent.

Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush was the third-most popular nominee with 9 percent, narrowly ahead of New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie's 8 percent. Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee, Wisconsin Rep. Paul Ryan and Texas Sen. Ted Cruz followed behind Christie with single digits each. Texas Gov. Rick Perry and Florida Sen. Marco Rubio finished 10th and 11th with 4 percent and 3 percent respectively.

Despite placing third, Bush's odds to win the Republican presidential nomination increased if Romney was out of the race. With Romney excluded, the former Florida governor was the top GOP choice with 14 percent. Carson maintained his second-place position with 11 percent while Huckabee rounded up the top three with 10 percent.

Bush has confirmed he has considered running for president. During an event by the Wall Street Journal, Bush said, "I'm thinking about running for president, and I'll make up my mind in short order -- you know, not that far out into the future, I don't know the exact time line."

According to Bush, he doesn't know if he would be a "good candidate or a bad one," but added, "I kind of know how a Republican can win."

No politician from the Democratic and Republican Parties have confirmed their intentions to run for president.

The CNN and ORC International survey included 1,045 adults with 28 percent identifying themselves as Democrats, 23 percent as Republicans and 49 percent as independent or another political party.

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