Scott Powers
Republican Ashley Moody opens the fall race for Florida attorney general with a three-point lead over Democrat Sean Shaw, which starts the contest essentially even, according to a new poll.
The poll from Public Policy Polling and commissioned by EDGE Communications give Moody, the former judge, 44 percent and Shaw, the state senator, 41 percent in the opening days after each of them won theiur parties’ primaries Tuesday.
That difference is within the margin of error to start with, based on the 743 Florida voters that PPP polled on Wednesday and Thursday.
The remaining 15 percent of those surveyed said they were not sure yet in the attorney general’s race.
Details of the polling show that Shaw has an early advantage among independent voters, leading 46 percent to 29 percent, but that Moody has more support within her party than Shaw does from his. Eighty-one percent of Republicans are ready to vote for Moody, while only 71 percent of Democrats would vote for Shaw today.
In the PPP survey, 41 percent of the voters polled were Republicans, 41 percent were Democrats and 18 percent were independent.
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Alexander Caballero
August 30, 2018 at 6:01 pm
I support Ashley Moody and believe she will be an excellent Attorney General. She is a former judge in Hillsborough County, a former prosecutor and worked at a law firm. She has done it all. She is a graduate of Plant City high school. While a judge she has presided in numerous divisions, including the criminal division and the family law division. I had the opportunity to practice in front of her in the family law division. She was a great judge. Without hesitation I support Ashley Moody and would ask that you vote for her come November for Attorney General.
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