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Ryan NicolDecember 27, 2018

President Donald Trump is pitching the public on the need to partially shut down the government to force funding for a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border. According to polling firm Morning Consult, Trump is losing that argument. The newest survey from the group has Trump with a 39 percent approval rating, tying the lowest mark […]

Staff ReportsJune 19, 2018

President Donald Trump‘s job approval rating is split 48-49 percent among Florida registered voters, “higher than how he performed nationally,” according to a new POLITICO/AARP poll released Tuesday. That rating was 43 percent approving and 52 percent disapproving, said Tyler Sinclair, managing director of client services at Morning Consult, which conducted both polls. Sinclair and others discussed […]

Scott PowersJanuary 24, 2018

While Florida polls have shown head-to-head match-ups with Gov. Rick Scott appear tight for the 2018 election, Florida’s Democratic U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson may find re-election confidence in a survey released Wednesday by Morning Consult that shows he’s got the best net-approval ratings of any senator running in a swing state this year. The survey, […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterApril 11, 2017

Gov. Rick Scott’s approval rating is ticking up, something that could prove critical as the Naples Republican ponders a 2018 U.S. Senate bid. A new survey from Morning Consult showed Scott has a 57 percent approval rating. That’s up 8 points from similar rankings released in September, which showed Scott had a 49 percent approval […]

Phil AmmannNovember 21, 2016

Since winning the presidential election, Donald Trump has become more popular with Americans, a new poll of registered voters shows. According to a survey conducted by POLITICO/Morning Consult Nov. 16-18, 45 percent of voters now have either a very favorable or somewhat favorable opinion of Trump. Twelve percent say they have a somewhat unfavorable opinion […]

Mitch PerryNovember 8, 2016

The last presidential contest I really didn’t pay that much attention to was back in 1980, but I do remember this: I was in high school, and I had the TV on but the sound down when Jimmy Carter came out at around 6:15 PST to announce he was conceding the election. It was pretty early […]

Peter SchorschSeptember 14, 2016

Patrick Murphy has a message for Marco Rubio: “Florida’s just not that into you.” To prove his point, Murphy, the Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate, sent supporters an email citing a new survey where, out of 100 senators, Rubio ranks as fifth-least-popular in the nation. The poll, released Wednesday by digital media research firm Morning […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterJune 16, 2016

Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump are among the most unpopular presidential candidates in modern history, and a new survey by Morning Consult aimed to find out why. The survey of 2,001 registered voters asked voters with an unfavorable opinion of the presumptive Democratic and Republican nominees to pick the top two reasons why they dislike […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterApril 28, 2016

Marco Rubio’s presidential bid may have had an impact on his standings in the U.S. Senate. On Thursday, Morning Consult, a media and survey technology company, released its latest senator approval rankings. The newest rankings grouped Rubio in the bottom 10 senators. According to the report, Rubio’s approval rating dropped five points since November, down to […]

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Morning Consult poll shows Donald Trump with lowest approval rating of presidency amid shutdown

AARP polls Florida on Donald Trump approval, U.S. Senate race

Survey: Bill Nelson’s approval best among senators running in swing states

Rick Scott’s approval rating ticks up to 57% in new poll

Donald Trump popularity rising post-election, new poll shows

Mitch Perry Report for 11.8.16 — Getting the results before the polls close

Patrick Murphy to Marco Rubio: ‘Florida’s just not that into you’

Hillary Clinton, Donald Trump among the most unpopular presidential candidates

Marco Rubio falls in Morning Consult Senate approval rankings