Mitch Perry
A poll on Thursday by The Florida Times-Union shows Donald Trump and Ben Carson in a virtual tie among the GOP presidential candidates in a poll of Florida voters.
Trump is at 23 percent, Carson 22 percent, with Marco Rubio third at 18 percent. Ted Cruz is next with 12 percent, and Jeb Bush at 11 percent. No other candidate registered in double-digits.
The poll was conducted Wednesday night by OpinionSavvy/InsiderAdvantage, which used automated calls to 806 registered voters. They report that nearly three out of four of those 806 voters said they watched Tuesday night’s GOP debate in Milwaukee, and a third said that Rubio was the winner. Trump and Cruz were declared the winner by 17 percent, and 10 percent said Carson won. Only 5 percent said Bush was the best.
Florida Republicans will vote for president in the March 15 primary election.
