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Mitch PerryJuly 24, 2015

Jeb Bush leads Marco Rubio 28 to 16 percent in Florida in a Mason-Dixon poll released Friday via POLITICO’s Marc Caputo. That’s a significant drop off in support for Rubio in Florida. In a previous survey conducted by Mason-Dixon nearly three months ago, the two Miami-Dade County residents were virtually tied, with Bush up 31-30 […]

Mitch PerryApril 17, 2015

What a difference a well-publicized announcement can make. For the first time this year, Marco Rubio is tied with Jeb Bush in a presidential poll in Florida. A Mason-Dixon survey released overnight shows Rubio with 31 percent support from Republicans, with Bush at 30 percent. The poll of 400 Floridians was taken Tuesday through Thursday and […]

Mitch PerryMarch 12, 2015

The other day Mason-Dixon did a poll on the 2016 Florida U.S. Senate race, and its content was somewhat pedestrian. Pedestrian in the respect that it only put forth four names: Marco Rubio and Jeff Atwater for the Republicans; Debbie Wasserman Schultz and Patrick Murphy for the Democrats. With more than a year and a half until the […]

Staff ReportsMarch 12, 2015

A Mason-Dixon poll publicized by the Florida Greyhound Association finds that nearly seven out of 10 Floridians are opposed to turning increasingly out-of-fashion dog racing tracks into casinos — at least without a referendum. “Floridians are sending a loud message to the Legislature: Don’t turn greyhound tracks into casinos on your own,” said Jim Blanchard, president […]

Phil AmmannMarch 11, 2015

Marco Rubio, a prospective 2016 Republican presidential candidate, floated a few “new economic ideas” during an appearance at a recent legislative conference of the International Association of Firefighters. Rubio’s plans went over with the firefighters like a lead balloon, according to a new email from the Florida Democratic Party. The email — subject: “Marco Rubio […]

Mitch PerryFebruary 3, 2015

Marco Rubio may insist that Jeb Bush‘s entrance into the GOP presidential sweepstakes won’t affect his own chances of competing, but the early indications aren’t very encouraging for Florida’s junior Senator in his home state. A St. Pete Polls survey of Florida Republicans released this morning shows Rubio getting just 15 percent support in the […]

Guest AuthorNovember 2, 2014

When asked to write this column, I was reminded about a time when political polls were exclusively analytic tools that taught us something useful for campaigns. They were the closely guarded domain of geeks and political insiders seeking a strategic roadmap for a candidate or referendum. Polls were our little secret and were much more […]

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