Romney tops GOP field in new poll

Former Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney leads a field of potential 2016 GOP candidates in a new ABC News/Washington Post poll, while former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton holds a commanding lead among Democrats.

Twenty one percent of Republicans and Republican-leaning independents would choose the former Massachusetts governor, who garnered twice the support of his closest challengers.

Former Govs. Jeb Bush (R-Fla.) and Mike Huckabee (R-Ark.) each had 9 percent support in the new poll, followed by Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) with 9 percent, Gov. Chris Christie (R-N.J.) with 8 percent and Rep. Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) with 5 percent.

Sixty four percent of Democrats and Democratic-leaning independents support Clinton. Vice President Joe Biden and Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) trail the former first lady, according to the poll, with 13 percent and 11 percent, respectively.

The telephone poll of 1,006 adults was conducted in English and Spanish between October 9 and 12. It has a margin of error of 4 percentage points.