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Mitch PerryOctober 6, 2016

According to a new poll commissioned by the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC), Charlie Crist is leading David Jolly in Florida’s 13th Congressional District, 50 percent to 39 percent, with 11 percent undecided. According to the pollsters, Jolly’s favorability ratings have shrunk by nine percentage points over the past month. The new survey has him at 41 percent favorable/27 percent unfavorable, […]

Staff ReportsSeptember 27, 2016

Hillary Clinton was the clear winner in Monday night’s first presidential debate, according to a national survey from Public Policy Polling. PPP found that at the event at Long Island’s Hofstra University, Clinton defeated Donald Trump 51 to 40 percent. The most salient point for Clinton was that among young voters, a group that has underperformed […]

Scott PowersSeptember 21, 2016

A new poll conducted by the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee says that its candidate Stephanie Murphy is within striking distance of longtime incumbent Republican U.S. Rep. John Mica in Florida’s 7th Congressional District. The poll gives Mica 48 percent and Murphy 45 percent in the district, which covers north central and northeast Orange County and […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterSeptember 12, 2016

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A new poll shows Donald Trump leading Hillary Clinton in the Sunshine State. The automated poll conducted by JMC Analytics and Polling showed Trump was at 46 percent. Clinton, the poll found, was at 42 percent. Libertarian Gary Johnson received 3 percent support, followed by Jill Stein, the Green Party candidate, with 1 percent. Eight percent […]

Mitch PerrySeptember 9, 2016

Donald Trump is doing better with the Latino vote in Florida than he is nationally, according to a new poll released on Friday. Hillary Clinton leads Trump, 62* percent to 27 percent in the Sunshine State, according to a new poll of 400 Latino Floridians taken by the group Latino Decisions late last month. Of the […]

Mitch PerrySeptember 8, 2016

Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump are in tied in Florida, according to a Quinnipiac University poll released Thursday. The poll shows the two candidates dead even at 47 percent in a one-on-one matchup. With Libertarian candidate Gary Johnson and Green Party candidate Jill Stein added to the mix, the two remain tied at 43 percent […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterSeptember 7, 2016

Sen. Marco Rubio leads Rep. Patrick Murphy, but the race for U.S. Senate remains close. A Public Policy Polling survey released Wednesday found 40 percent of likely Florida voters said they were backing Rubio, while 37 percent picked Murphy. Ten percent of respondents backed Libertarian Paul Stanton, while 13 percent said they were still undecided. […]

Peter SchorschAugust 26, 2016

It is arguably the nastiest — and perhaps the weirdest — legislative race of the primary election cycle. Not a day goes by without a negative flier landing in voters’ mailboxes. On most days, there are several. A slew of Twitter accounts and websites authored by anonymous bomb-throwers have sprung up. The race has even featured a […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterAugust 25, 2016

The Senate District 19 race will come down to the wire. A new poll by St. Pete Polls found the race is essentially tied, proving the outcome will depend heavily on ground game and get-out-the-vote efforts in the final days of primary. The survey, conducted for FloridaPolitics.com, found 26 percent of Democratic voters said they […]

A.G. GancarskiAugust 25, 2016

What’s in a poll? When it’s a University of North Florida/Florida Times-Union poll that shows incumbent state attorney Angela Corey slated to lose by 32 points, quite a bit. In what could be framed as one of the most stunning primary upsets of an incumbent in Florida political history, Corey has just 20 percent of the […]

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Charlie Crist leading David Jolly 50%-39%, new poll shows

PPP post-debate national polling finds Hillary Clinton won debate 51 to 40 percent

DCCC poll says Stephanie Murphy in striking distance of John Mica in CD 7

New poll shows Donald Trump, Marco Rubio leading in Florida

New poll shows Hillary Clinton leading Donald Trump among Latinos in Florida, 62%-27%

Hillary Clinton, Donald Trump straight-up tied in Florida, says new Quinnipiac poll

New poll shows Marco Rubio at 40%, Patrick Murphy at 37%

Final poll of SD 17 GOP primary shows Ritch Workman closing gap vs. Debbie Mayfield

We polled the Democratic primary in Senate District 19; you’ll never believe what happened next

UNF/TU poll: This is Angela Corey’s last campaign