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New Florida poll shows Marco Rubio at 50%, Patrick Murphy at 43%

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Sen. Marco Rubio has a big lead over Rep. Patrick Murphy in Florida’s U.S. Senate race. A new Quinnipiac University poll shows Rubio leads Murphy, 50 percent to 43 percent. The poll found 7 percent of respondents said they were either voting for someone else or didn’t know. The latest poll of 884 likely Florida voters was conducted from Nov. 3 through Nov. 6. It has a margin of error of 3.3 percent. Rubio has the backing of 93 percent…

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Hillary Clinton at 46%, Donald Trump at 45% in new Florida poll

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Just one point percentage separates Hillary Clinton from Donald Trump in the Sunshine State. A new Quinnipiac University poll released Wednesday shows a tight race in Florida. The survey of likely voters shows 46 percent support for Clinton, compared to 45 percent who back Trump. Libertarian Gary Johnson and Green Party candidate Jill Stein both received 2 percent support. The survey of 626 likely Florida voters was conducted Oct. 27 through Nov. 1. It has a margin of error of…

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New Florida poll: 28% of registered Republicans who already cast ballots voted for Hillary Clinton

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It’s an admittedly small sample, but a new poll shows that among the early and mail-in vote in Florida, 28 percent of registered Republicans already voted for Hillary Clinton. Conversely, only 6 percent of registered Democrats have voted for Donald Trump. That’s according to a TargetSmart/William & Mary survey. It also shows that with a week before the election, Clinton leads Trump 48 to 40 percent. That’s a dramatic contrast to several recent polls putting the race much closer.  The RealClearPolitics average in Florida now favors Trump by…

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FAU poll in Florida shows Hillary Clinton at 46 percent, Donald Trump at 43 percent

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Hillary Clinton continues to lead Donald Trump in Florida 46 percent to 43 percent, according to a new poll conducted by the Florida Atlantic University Business and Economics Polling Initiative and released on Wednesday. However, momentum is moving with Trump. A similar survey conducted just two weeks ago had Clinton up by six points. The survey of 500 likely Florida voters was conducted from Oct. 21-23. As expected, Trump has a 17-point lead among white voters, 53 to 36 percent. Clinton has…

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Florida Chamber poll: Hillary Clinton 46%, Donald Trump 42%

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She might be one of the most disliked presidential candidates in modern memory, but Floridians appear to support Hillary Clinton over Donald Trump for president. A new poll by the Florida Chamber Political Institute shows Clinton leads Trump, 46 percent to 42 percent. Libertarian Gary Johnson received 5 percent support, while Green Party candidate Jill Stein picked received 1 percent support. Six percent of respondents said they either were undecided or voting for someone else. The Chamber of Commerce poll…

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New poll shows Marco Rubio and Patrick Murphy running neck-and-neck in U.S. Senate race

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Florida’s U.S. Senate race is coming down to the wire. A new Quinnipiac University poll showed a dead heat between Sen. Marco Rubio and Rep. Patrick Murphy. According to the poll, 49 percent of Floridians said they were backing Rubio, compared to 47 percent who picked Murphy. The poll of 660 likely Florida voters was conducted from Oct. 10 through Oct. 16. It has a margin of error of 3.8 percent. The newest poll shows Murphy is gaining ground on…

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Latest polling should serve as a warning to ‘Mean David’ Jolly

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A new poll commissioned by the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee shows Charlie Crist maintaining a double-digit lead over incumbent Republican David Jolly. Crist leads Jolly by a 50-39 percent margin. The 11 percent of undecided voters lean Democratic by a 37-20 percent margin. Despite this healthy lead, the Crist campaign would do well not to crow too loudly about these latest numbers. That’s because, as Republican political consultant Nick Hansen first noted on Twitter, Crist and his allies have spent…

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