Poll: Debbie Mucarsel-Powell within three points of Rick Scott
Debbie Mucarsel-Powell is holding her own money-wise against the Senate's richest member.

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Public polls continue to show a tight race.

Yet another poll of Florida’s U.S.Senate race suggests Rick Scott is vulnerable in November.

In a Redfield and Wilton survey released Friday, the first-term Republican from Naples leads his Democratic opponent, former U.S. Rep. Debbie Mucarsel-Powell, 43% to 40%.

This survey shows a closer race than this week’s Florida Chamber of Commerce/Cherry Communications poll, which has Scott at 52%, 7 points ahead of the Democrat.

Meanwhile, per a Public Policy Polling survey of the state conducted Aug. 21-22 for the Clean and Prosperous Energy PAC, Scott leads 46% to 43%.

More localized polling, such as a survey released this week in Miami-Dade, shows Scott up by just 1 point in the county.

Previous polling of a potential race between Mucarsel-Powell and Scott has been all over the place.

The latest survey from Florida Atlantic University’s PolCom Lab shows Scott with a marginal 47% to 43% lead over his Democratic opponent.

Polling from the Associated Industries of Florida (AIF) shows Scott ahead of Mucarsel-Powell by 10 points (52-42%) with 7% of voters undecided.

Other Florida Atlantic University polls showed a 16-point race and a 2-point difference, and a Florida Chamber of Commerce poll showed a 15-point gap earlier this Summer.

Scott is skeptical about polling, as he told Florida Politics earlier this month.

“We’re going to have a big win. If you look at all my races, the polls have generally been way off,” Scott said in Jacksonville. “In all three of my races, polls said I was going to lose … because they’re not accurate.”

A.G. Gancarski

A.G. Gancarski has been the Northeast Florida correspondent for Florida Politics since 2014. He writes for the New York Post and National Review also, with previous work in the American Conservative and Washington Times and a 15+ year run as a columnist in Folio Weekly. He can be reached at [email protected] or on Twitter: @AGGancarski


18 comments

  • THE SAGE ELVIS [FKA EARL]

    August 31, 2024 at 10:10 am

    Good Morn ‘Ting Sage Patriots,
    I am closley monitoring Scott’s race with the Hot MlLF Debbie.
    If Scott cant come up in his polling I’ve got an even Hotter MlLF than Debbie to subsitute in Scott’s place.
    Thank you Sage Patriots and Relax Your Sphincters,
    THE SAGE ELVIS [FKA EARL]

    • rick whitaker

      August 31, 2024 at 5:06 pm

      EARL SHITTS, an 83 year old perv talking about hot milfs. what a joke.

  • Day 38

    August 31, 2024 at 10:18 am

    FAU is the official university of the Florida Democratic Party. I don’t believe this poll. I’ve seen phony polls for years in my local newspaper that I finally let go of.

    • THE SAGE ELVIS [FKA EARL]

      August 31, 2024 at 12:43 pm

      Thanks Day 38,
      I’ll tell my stable of Hot MlLF’s to come off the “Def-Con” status, stand down, and Relax Their Sphincters.
      Thanks again Day 38 you are a true Team Player and a Sage Patriot,
      THE SAGE ELVIS [FKA EARL]

      • rick whitaker

        August 31, 2024 at 4:51 pm

        EARL SHITTS, you and peachy the easy mark ought to get together. you can stoke each others lame egos.

    • Brian Leith

      September 9, 2024 at 8:31 am

      Oh, how I hope Scott is history! He was a lousy corporate CEO, Governor, and now Senator. His run should end!

  • MH/Duuuval

    August 31, 2024 at 10:37 am

    Only one poll counts and that is coming up soon in Nov. The Don is caving under the pressure — not so much about going to the slammer, if he loses, but if his loyal low-information monkeys will join him in protesting his failure to achieve victory as they continue to do about 2020.

    • Day 38

      August 31, 2024 at 10:43 am

      Low information monkeys? Is that a racist statement you just made?😜

      • rick whitaker

        August 31, 2024 at 5:03 pm

        MH, was probably referring to the maga sycophants that are loud and boisterous and are generally low information type people. for someone like you that loves monkey references, you should have known. maybe you are just too low info to know. as far as raceist, i don’t see that. maybe a monkey loving racist would think so. you racist types are hard for me to understand.

    • Day 38

      August 31, 2024 at 10:45 am

      And by the way Debbie will not beat Scott. I’m still offering a wager.🤣

      • MH/Duuuval

        August 31, 2024 at 10:58 pm

        Confederate money, no doubt.

      • rick whitaker

        September 1, 2024 at 2:50 pm

        PEACHY THE EASY MARK, a 2 dollar bet is not considered enough for a bet now days. this is not 1950, no matter how much you want it to be. you are the kind of dude or dudette that wouldn’t pay up when you lose. no wonder you have no takers for your fake offer. peachy, you are a mess.

  • Dr Rock

    August 31, 2024 at 3:24 pm

    She’s in tigjt w/ cuban mafia. Lived in mia for 5 yrs. her name always associated

    • MH/Duuuval

      August 31, 2024 at 10:59 pm

      En Espanol, por favor.

  • Yrral

    September 1, 2024 at 6:09 am

    Ella Si Puede

    • MH/Duuuval

      September 1, 2024 at 8:43 pm

      Exactamente!

  • Roderick Pugh

    September 2, 2024 at 9:48 pm

    If the recent loss of school board candidates endorsed by Mom’s for Liberty and de Santis is an indication for November, Floridians may be getting tired of the woke fascist agenda. Debbie is closing in on Rick

  • Joe

    September 4, 2024 at 10:59 am

    That’s because Skeletor is extremely unlikeable as a human and as a politician.

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