Final PPP poll of Florida: Obama 50%, Romney 49%

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Public Policy Polling’s final poll of the cycle in Florida … suggests that, along with NC, this may be the closest state in the country this year. Obama leads 50/49, but to be more specific 473 respondents chose Obama and 472 picked Romney.

PPP has conducted 4 polls in Florida over the last three weeks and found a 1 point race every time — Obama has been up slightly twice and Romney has been up slightly twice. There is a massive generational gap in the state with Romney leading 61/38 among seniors while Obama leads within every other age group. The Paul Ryan selection didn’t hurt Romney with Florida seniors as some had thought it might. Obama’s up 52/47 with women, 53/47 with Hispanics, and 91/9 with African Americans while Romney has a 53/47 edge with men and a 59/40 one with white voters.

Full results here.

Peter Schorsch is the President of Extensive Enterprises and is the publisher of some of Florida’s most influential new media websites, including SaintPetersBlog.com, FloridaPolitics.com, ContextFlorida.com, and Sunburn, the morning read of what’s hot in Florida politics. SaintPetersBlog has for three years running been ranked by the Washington Post as the best state-based blog in Florida. In addition to his publishing efforts, Peter is a political consultant to several of the state’s largest governmental affairs and public relations firms. Peter lives in St. Petersburg with his wife, Michelle, and their daughter, Ella.