EMILY's List, which aims to elect Democrat women who support abortion rights, is out Thursday with new polling describing what voters are seeking in a woman president--and, it adds, voters in key states are quite ready for a woman in the White House.

The survey appeared on the same day that a new Quinnipiac University poll showed former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton an overwhelming choice among Democratic primary voters, with Vice President Joe Biden a distant second. If Clinton does not run, though, Biden becomes a strong favorite.

In the EMILY's List poll, Lisa Grove and Jeffrey Liszt of Anzalone Liszt Grove Research found that in battleground states:

• 90% would consider voting for a qualified woman candidate from their party
• 86% believe that America is ready to elect a woman president
• 72% believe that it is likely that America will elect a woman president in the next presidential election
• 51% believe that the women elected to Congress and Senate last cycle are making a positive difference
• 75% believe a woman president would be a good thing for this country, and that it will send a positive signal to our children and grandchildren
• And a female president is perceived to be as capable or more capable than a male president when it comes to:

o   Understanding the challenges that middle class families face and the challenge of juggling work and family

o   Ending partisan bickering

o   Putting families ahead of politics

The poll was conducted in nine states. To read more: https://emilyslist.org/sites/default/files/Madam_President_Poll_Release.pdfhttps://emilyslist.org/sites/default/files/Madam_President_Poll_Release.pdf

Hillary Clinton for President? In New Hampshire, Democrats sure tend to think so.

New Hampshire is traditionally the nation's first primary state, and a new WMUR Granite State poll found the former Secretary of State with an overwhelming lead in the 2016 presidential primary race.

Clinton, who won the state's 2008 Democratic primary, was the choice this time of 61 percent of likely Democratic Primary voters. Vice President Joe Biden was far behind with 7 percent. Trailing were New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo.

Asked who they would not choose under any circumstances, 7 percent mentioned Biden and 4 percent named Clinton.

The Republican picture was murkier. "There is no clear frontrunner," a poll analysis said.

Fifteen percent of likely Republican Primary voters said they'd back Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul. Next was Florida Sen. Marco Rubio at 11 percent.

The survey was conducted by the University of New Hampshire Survey Center from April 4 to 9.

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Hillary Clinton is taking a break for after serving as first lady, senator and secretary of state. But she's getting working on issues she cares about.

Clinton is joining the U.S. Global Leadership Coalition's National Advisory Council, which is chaired by Colin Powell and includes every other living former secretary of state as members.

“Throughout her entire political life as first lady, senator and secretary of state, Hillary Clinton has been a tireless supporter of the international affairs budget and the importance of global development and diplomacy,” Executive Director Liz Schrayer said. “We look forward to having her leadership and expertise as we promote the importance of U.S. global engagement to our national security and economic prosperity.”

The USGLC brings together corporations, non-governmental organizations and leaders of both parties to work on development and diplomacy.

James Carville is ready to help the group promoting a Hillary Clinton presidential run in 2016.

Carville is said to not be officially joining the The Ready for Hillary Political Action Committee, devoted to pushing the former Secretary of State into the race,. But the commmittee sent out this e-mail Thursday morning from Carville, a key architect of President Bill Clinton's 1992 electoral victory:

.Dear [Name],

There hasn't been a presidential election in my lifetime when Democrats have been as united behind a potential candidate as we are today. The enthusiasm and hunger for a Hillary Clinton Presidency is unlike anything I've ever seen.

So I’m not going to waste my time writing you about how great Hillary is or how formidable she’d be – you know it all already.

But it isn't worth squat to have the fastest car at the racetrack if there ain't any gas in the tank -- and that's why the work that Ready for Hillary PAC is doing is absolutely critical. We need to convert the hunger that's out there for Hillary's candidacy into a real grassroots organization.

Another sign Hillary Clinton may run for president in 2016?

The former secretary of state, senator and first lady on Monday endorsed same-sex marriage in a video distributed by the gay rights group Human Rights Campaign.

“I believe America is at its best when we champion the freedom and dignity of every human being,"Mrs. Clinton said.

Her announcement comes weeks before the Supreme Court hears a pair of cases involving same-sex marriage.

President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden had both come out for same-sex marriage, but Clinton had not, though she did protect the rights of gay couples when she was secretary.

Last week, Bill Clinton expressed support for overturning the federal Defense of Marriage Act, the 1996 law — which he signed — that requires the federal government to view marriage as between a man and a woman for legal purposes.

President Barack Obama and First lady Michelle Obama had dinner with former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton at the White House last week.

The four dined together last Friday, according to th White House.

White House spokesman Josh Earnest confirmed the dinner Friday but said it was "private" and he could not reveal any further details. He denied that the former president advised Obama to meet with congressional Republicans, and said Obama's engagement began earlier than that.

The event was not listed on Obama's public schedule.

Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton looks like a strong 2016 presidential candidate, according to a new Quinnipiac University poll.

She "would start a 2016 presidential campaign with enormous advantages," said assistant poll director Peter Brown.

She would defeat three top Republican contenders by sizeable margins, the poll found. She beats New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, 45-37 percent; Florida Sen. Marco Rubio, 50-34 percent and Wisconsin Rep. Paul Ryan, 50-38 percent.

Vice President Joe Biden doesn't fare as well, trailing Christie but topping Rubio and Ryan. Another possible Democratic contender, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, is tied with Rubio and trails Christie and Ryan.

To read the poll:http://www.quinnipiac.edu/institutes-centers/polling-institute/national/release-detail?ReleaseID=1861

Friday was Secretary of State's Hillary Clinton's last day.

In farewell remarks to State Department employees, Clinton said she was grateful to lead a team that made our country and our world "stronger, safer, fairer, and better."

Read her full comments below and see our story today:

President Obama and outgoing Secretary of State Hillary Clinton sat down for a rare dual interview, trading compliments, talking about a friendship that emerged from the 2008 primary battle -- and dodging questions about whether Clinton will run again for president in 2016.

60 Minutes's Steve Kroft noted at the top of the joint interview that it was Obama's idea. 

"I just wanted to have a chance to publicly say thank you, because I think Hillary will go down as one of the finest secretary of states we've had," Obama said.

The two talked about Obama's decision to offer Clinton the job, their working relationship and administration successes and failures in foreign policy. But they rebuffed a question about whether the interview constituted an endorsement of Clinton.

"You guys in the press are incorrigible," Obama said in the interview, taped Friday at the White House. "I was literally inaugurated four days ago. And you're talking about elections four years from now."

For her part, Clinton offered that she and Obama "care deeply about what's going to happen for our country in the future.

"And I don't think, either he or I can make predictions about what's going to happen tomorrow or the next year," she said.