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Mitch PerryOctober 26, 2016

A series of recent polls have shown a tightening in the U.S. Senate race in Florida, but two new surveys released Wednesday show Marco Rubio still very much on command. A Bloomberg Politics poll has Rubio leading Patrick Murphy by one of the biggest margins yet, 51 percent to 41 percent. A Bay News 9/News […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterSeptember 6, 2016

With nine weeks until Election Day, the race to the White House remains close. A new CNN/ORC poll shows Donald Trump leads Hillary Clinton among likely voters, 45 percent to 43 percent. Libertarian Gary Johnson is at 7 percent, while Green Party candidate Jill Stein is at 2 percent. Both Clinton and Trump remain deeply […]

Mitch PerryAugust 30, 2016

Florida Secretary of State Ken Detzner says that there have been no reported voting irregularities in the first few hours of voting in Tuesday’s primary election. One noteworthy issue, he said, was that a polling place in Miami Beach was moved from the Botanical Gardens location to City Hall a block away due to mosquito spraying. There were also […]

Mitch PerryAugust 9, 2016

While the Democratic primary between Eric Lynn and Ben Diamond in the Pinellas County House District 68 race is one of the most competitive in the state, there hasn’t been too much public polling to determine who has an edge, just three weeks before Election Day. On Tuesday, that changed. Lynn’s campaign announced a survey of 400 likely Democratic voters […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterFebruary 14, 2016

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Donald Trump maintains a large lead in South Carolina, according to a new CBS News Battleground Tracker poll. According to the survey, Trump leads the Republican field with 42 percent support among likely Republican primary voters, followed by Ted Cruz in second with 20 percent. The poll found Marco Rubio has 15 percent, and John […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterJanuary 26, 2016

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Donald Trump may have the best chance of getting elected president, according to a new Washington Post-ABC News poll. The poll found 56 percent of Republican-leaning voters said Trump had the best chance of getting elected in November 2016, followed by Ted Cruz with 17 percent. No other candidate cracked double digits when asked which […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterJanuary 20, 2016

Donald Trump has a 32-point lead over his closest competitor in Florida, a Florida Atlantic University poll reports. The New York businessman leads the pack with nearly 48 percent. His closest competitor, the survey found, is Ted Cruz at 16.3 percent. Marco Rubio and Jeb Bush are neck-and-neck in Florida, with 11.1 percent and 9.5 […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterJanuary 9, 2016

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Donald Trump continues to lead the pack in national polls, but lags behind Ted Cruz in Iowa, according to the latest Fox News poll. Nationwide, Trump leads with 35 percent among Republican primary voters. Cruz comes in second, with 20 percent; while Marco Rubio is at third with 13 percent. Ben Carson received 10 percent […]

Jac VerSteegNovember 9, 2015

Way back in 1984, the late, great Chicago newspaperman Mike Royko wrote a column in which he urged readers to lie to pollsters. “Be polite. Talk to them,” Royko coached. “But lie. Don’t give them an honest answer.” Royko wrote that pollsters would collect the results and “feed them into a computer, which will chew […]

Jac VerSteegNovember 8, 2015

Way back in 1984, the late, great Chicago newspaperman Mike Royko wrote a column in which he urged readers to lie to pollsters. “Be polite. Talk to them,” Royko coached. “But lie. Don’t give them an honest answer.” Royko wrote that pollsters would collect the results and “feed them into a computer, which will chew […]

Tag: polls

Two new polls show Marco Rubio still leads Patrick Murphy in Florida Senate race

New poll shows Donald Trump leading Hillary Clinton

More than 1.7 million voted early in primary election

In dueling polls, Eric Lynn says he leads in HD 68; Ben Diamond says no, he is leading

Donald Trump maintains lead in South Carolina finds CBS News poll

Poll: Support for Donald Trump remains strong

FAU poll: Donald Trump has big lead over opponents in Florida

Fox News Poll: Donald Trump continues to lead nationally, NH; Ted Cruz in top spot in Iowa

Jac VerSteeg: Poll accuracy might be worse than you thought

Jac VerSteeg: Poll accuracy might be worse than you thought