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Peter SchorschSeptember 26, 2018

Florida Democrats touted some impressive poll numbers in Republican-leaning state Senate races last week, but now that the sunshine pumping has worn off it looks like there’s some serious flaws in those numbers. To recap, the Florida Democratic Party pointed to a handful of Change Research polls that showed showing Melissa “Mel” Martin leading incumbent Sen. Dorothy […]

Danny McAuliffeSeptember 25, 2018

Andrew Gillum is up 5 points on Ron DeSantis, according to the latest poll of the Florida gubernatorial race. A NBC News and Marist College survey released Tuesday afternoon showed Gillum, the Democratic candidate, as the choice of 48 percent of likely voters. DeSantis, the Republican, came in at 43 percent. The lead is only slightly […]

Drew WilsonSeptember 25, 2018

St. Petersburg Democrat Jennifer Webb holds a 15-point lead over Madeira Beach Republican Ray Blacklidge according to a fresh poll of the race to succeed exiting state Rep. Kathleen Peters in Pinellas County’s House District 69. The SEA Polling & Strategic Design survey found Webb with a 48-33 percent lead over Blacklidge with 19 percent […]

Drew WilsonSeptember 25, 2018

Tampa Republican Rep. Shawn Harrison leads in a fresh poll of the race for Hillsborough County’s House District 63, but Democratic challenger Fentrice Driskell holds the edge among voters who say they have a “high interest” in the 2018 election. The SEA Polling & Strategic Design survey, commissioned by the Florida Democratic Party, found Harrison […]

A.G. GancarskiSeptember 25, 2018

In the competitive race to replace Jay Fant in Westside Jacksonville’s House District 15, the battle between Democrat Tracye Polson and Republican Wyman Duggan is headed down to the wire, per one recent survey commissioned by the Polson campaign. An internal poll from SEA Polling and Strategic Design showed Duggan up two points (41-39) in what Democrats see as a […]

A.G. GancarskiSeptember 24, 2018

Florida voters support restoring suffrage for reformed felons, according to a new poll from the University of North Florida. The poll found 71 percent of voters support Amendment 4, also known as the “Voting Restoration Amendment,” with just 21 percent opposed. Ballot amendments need 60 percent support from voters in order make it into the […]

Ryan NicolSeptember 21, 2018

Democrats earned a bit of good news in their efforts to overtake Congress with the release of a new poll showing incumbent U.S. Rep. Carlos Curbelo trailing in his re-election bid against Debbie Mucarsel-Powell. A survey commissioned by Protect Our Care, and conducted by Public Policy Polling (PPP), has Mucarsel-Powell ahead by one point over Curbelo, 46 percent […]

Ryan NicolSeptember 21, 2018

A new survey from Public Policy Polling (PPP) shows a tight contest in Florida’s 18th Congressional District, with incumbent U.S. Rep. Brian Mast leading Democratic challenger Lauren Baer by just three percentage points. Mast gets 46 percent to Baer’s 43 percent, with 10 percent of respondents saying they were unsure. Respondents were asked several questions regarding the […]

Ryan NicolSeptember 21, 2018

A new Public Policy Polling (PPP) survey gives incumbent U.S. Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart just a five-point lead over Democratic challenger Mary Barzee Flores in the race for Florida’s 25th Congressional District. The poll shows 41 percent of the poll’s respondents say they plan on voting for Diaz-Balart on Nov. 6. But Barzee Flores is close behind […]

Drew WilsonSeptember 19, 2018

Despite recent public polls showing Democratic candidates down by a hair in some of the Florida Democratic Party’s major state Senate targets, the party is pointing to new measures that show another three more chances to overtake Republican-held districts. “While the focus has been on the State Senate Districts most affected by the Fair Districts […]

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Is faulty polling fueling Florida Democrats’ optimism in Dorothy Hukill-Mel Martin race?

Andrew Gillum leads Ron DeSantis 48% to 43% in new NBC News poll

Jennifer Webb leads Ray Blacklidge by double digits in new HD 69 poll

Shawn Harrison leads in HD 63 battleground, but tuned-in voters favor Fentrice Driskell

Latest poll shows Tracye Polson and Wyman Duggan running neck-and-neck in HD 15.

Felon rights restoration a winner with voters, survey says

Carlos Curbelo trailing in newest CD 26 poll

Lauren Baer polling within three points of Brian Mast

Mary Barzee Flores closing in on Mario Diaz-Balart, poll shows

Florida Democrats say their state Senate map is still expanding