Peter Schorsch
Five days out from the Republican gubernatorial primary, Ron DeSantis has a commanding lead over Adam Putnam, 56 percent to 33 percent according to a fresh survey by St. Pete Polls.
Among those Republicans who already voted, DeSantis leads by 27 points. And 38 percent of those surveyed said they already have voted, meaning the cement is beginning to set.
The poll, conducted with automated phone surveys of 2,141 registered Republican voters on Wednesday and Thursday, has a margin of error of 2.1 percent. Those who said they did not intend to vote in next Tuesday’s Republican primary were dropped from the results.
The survey found DeSantis winning across the board in demographic breakdowns by age, gender, race and media market, with Putnam leading in only one area: the Tallahassee market where his position as Florida Agriculture Commission gets the most attention and has the most sway. Otherwise, Putnam is not within 10 points of DeSantis in any demographic or geographic breakout, except the Tampa market, where DeSantis leads by just four percentage points.
DeSantis, the three-term congressman from Ponte Vedra Beach who is running with President Donald Trump‘s endorsement, also has nearly a 20-point lead among those Republicans who said they have not yet voted but intend to vote in the primary.
Bob White drew about 3 percent in each group.
DeSantis has the strongest appeal among black and Hispanic Republicans, who are showing little interest in Putnam, though the samples of those groups were pretty small. DeSantis also is drawing powerful support among Republicans in South Florida, topping 60 percent in the Fort Myers and West Palm Beach markets and more than 70 percent in the Miami market.
10 comments
Spiro
August 24, 2018 at 1:30 pm
Summary: Nazi #1 leads Nazi #2
The Destroyer
August 24, 2018 at 7:35 pm
You’re an idiot. Just go away.
PENNY
August 24, 2018 at 10:46 pm
are you insane or what? do you even know the history of the Democratic Party? They are the creators of the KKK/White Supremist…
if you can’t read go to you and look up an extremely intelligent man named DINISH DESOUSA..get educated before you believe the news and media lies… look up #WALKAWAY it’s full of people that found out the truth about the so called Democratic Party…then look up Socialism and Socialist ran countries and see if thats the life you want..Educate yourself #WALKAWAY
MG
August 25, 2018 at 6:15 pm
Yep! Entitled snowflakes make parrots…
Bob Hall
August 27, 2018 at 10:01 am
The Democrats had a Conservative ideology. Apparently you don’t know crap about history. Knowledge is power!!!
MH Orlins
August 25, 2018 at 12:01 pm
Damn, you’re dumb.
M G
August 25, 2018 at 6:13 pm
I see ANTIFA and I see Nazi fascists but maybe you need a mirror… sad that you sink to that low and ignorant type statement.
Bonie
August 27, 2018 at 12:50 pm
why don’t you move to Cuba, Venezuela or some place that an you. can find out first hand about Nazi’s. If you liberals keep ruin g this country there no place left for freedom.
PENNY
August 24, 2018 at 10:47 pm
are you insane or what? do you even know the history of the Democratic Party? They are the creators of the KKK/White Supremist…
if you can’t read go to you and look up an extremely intelligent man named DINISH DESOUSA..get educated before you believe the news and media lies… look up #WALKAWAY it’s full of people that found out the truth about the so called Democratic Party…then look up Socialism and Socialist ran countries and see if thats the life you want..Educate yourself #WALKAWAY
Dwayne Gordon
August 27, 2018 at 2:33 pm
Ges right demacraps started white supremacists and the KKK
Republicans atarted the NRA witch armed slaves and ex slaves with rifles and teaching them how to load,cock,aim and cleaning thats why its callwd The National Rifle Association so we people want ro say the NRA has blood on its hands and jrs a terrorist group know your history it will either be putnam or desantis
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