Donald Trump leads Hillary Clinton 41% to 40% in Florida

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Don’t like Hillary Clinton or Donald Trump? Don’t worry. You aren’t alone.

A new Public Policy Polling survey found 55 percent of registered voters in Florida have an unfavorable opinion of the presumptive Republican and Democratic presidential nominees. The survey found 37 percent of respondents said they had a favorable view of Clinton; while 39 percent said they had a favorable view of Trump.

The survey of 737 registered voters was conducted from June 2 through June 5. Forty-three percent of the respondents said they were Democrats, 40 percent said they were Republicans and 16 percent said they were independents. The survey has a margin of error of 3.5 percent.

The survey illustrated how close the presidential race may be in the Sunshine State. In a head-to-head general election match-up, Trump receives 45 percent of the vote, while Clinton would receive 44 percent. Eleven percent of respondents said they were undecided.

Factor in the two third-party candidates — Libertarian Gary Johnson and Green Party candidate Jill Stein — and Trump still comes out on top. The survey found Trump would receive 41 percent; while Clinton would get 40 percent of the vote. Johnson would receive 4 percent, and Stein would get 2 percent. The survey found 13 percent said they weren’t sure who they would vote for in that scenario.

Public Policy Polling also tested how Democrat Bernie Sanders would fare in the general election. The survey found that voters would be split 40-40 in a four-way race between Trump and Sanders. In that scenario, Johnson would receive 5 percent; while Stein would receive 1 percent. The poll found 14 percent of voters said they were unsure who they would vote for.

Seventy percent of Democrats said they would be comfortable with Clinton as their nominee; while 51 percent said they would be comfortable with Sanders at the top of the ticket.

Among Republicans, 71 percent said they would be comfortable with Trump as their nominee; while 23 percent said they would not be comfortable with Trump as the Republican nominee for president.

Jenna Buzzacco-Foerster


One comment

  • Frank Mirabella

    June 7, 2016 at 8:38 pm

    It’s not even as close as the poll suggests in Florida. If you think that African American’s, Jews and Organized Labor are going to show up in the same numbers for Clinton that they did for Obama in 2008 and 2012, then your living in fantasy land.

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