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Mitch PerryOctober 14, 2016

A Public Policy Polling survey released Friday afternoon shows Hillary Clinton‘s lead in Florida growing over Donald Trump. The poll has her leading, 46 percent to 42 percent. Gary Johnson is at 5 percent, and Jill Stein at 1 percent. When PPP last polled the state two weeks ago, Clinton’s advantage was 45 to 43 percent. In a head-to-head match-up, Clinton’s lead over […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterSeptember 7, 2016

Just one point separates Donald Trump from Hillary Clinton in Florida. A Public Policy Polling survey found 44 percent of likely Florida voters said they would back Trump; while 43 percent would support Clinton. The polling found Libertarian Gary Johnson received 5 percent, followed by Jill Stein, the Green Party candidate, and Evan McMullin, an […]

Scott PowersAugust 12, 2016

A new poll says that Floridians want stronger background checks and no-fly, no-buy restrictions for guns — and feel strongly enough about it to vote that way. Public Policy Polling said the results also say that making it harder for criminals to get guns is either a “very important” or “somewhat important” issue for them […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterAugust 9, 2016

Rep. Greg Steube sponsored legislation in 2013 that financially benefited his law firm. Steube, a Sarasota Republican, sponsored legislation in 2013 that created the framework that allows local governments to develop public private partnerships. POLITICO Florida reported that the law also benefited Steube’s employer. The revelation comes as Steube is battling it out in Senate […]

Mitch PerryJune 20, 2016

The U.S. Senate voted on four different gun-control proposals last night — two offered by Republicans, two by Democrats. They all failed. First up was California Democrat Dianne Feinstein‘s bit, which would give the Department of Justice the power to stop anyone on the terror watch list from buying a gun. That garnered just 47 votes. Then […]

Mitch PerryMarch 9, 2016

Another poll regarding Florida’s presidential primary on Tuesday again shows Marco Rubio trailing by double-digits. A private poll commissioned by Florida Democratic political consultant Christian Ulvert and produced by Public Policy Polling on Wednesday shows Donald Trump leading Rubio, 42 percent to 32 percent. Ted Cruz is a distant third with 14 percent, and John Kasich is fourth at 8 percent. On […]

Mitch PerryMarch 1, 2016

Rick Scott‘s favorable ratings have tanked to just 38 percent, according to a new Public Policy Polling survey released on Tuesday. However, he’s not the worst-ranked Republican elected statewide in Florida. That would be the state’s junior U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, the presidential candidate who is only at 31 percent support, with 55 percent opposing him. Florida’s other […]

Mitch PerryMarch 1, 2016

Although the campaign for U.S. Senate in Florida remains a mostly sleepy affair, a new Public Policy Polling survey released Tuesday shows an unmistakable trend: U.S. Reps. David Jolly and Alan Grayson continue to lead in the polls. On the GOP side, Jolly, a first-term congressman from Pinellas County, leads with 26 percent of the vote. U.S. Rep. Ron De Santis is […]

Phil AmmannFebruary 8, 2016

Can a poll have flawed methodologies and still be relatively “accurate?” Of course it can, much in the same way a dart can be close to its intended target even if the player throwing the dart does not use good form. It might be that way with the newly released Florida Southern College poll, which […]

Steve VancoreFebruary 8, 2016

Can a poll have flawed methodologies and still be relatively “accurate?” Of course it can, much in the same way a dart can be close to its intended target even if the player throwing the dart does not use good form. It might be that way with the newly released Florida Southern College poll, which […]

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Crowds gather to see Atlantis at Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex. (Gabrielle Russon)

Latest Florida poll: Hillary Clinton 46%, Donald Trump 42%

Razor-thin margin separates Donald Trump from Hillary Clinton in Florida

PPP poll: Florida voters want gun background checks, no-fly no-buy

Report: Greg Steube sponsored legislation that benefited his employer

Mitch Perry Report for 6.21.16 — After gun control proposals go down, Bill Nelson says ‘The NRA wins again’

Donald Trump leads Marco Rubio in Florida 42%-32% in new PPP survey

New poll shows Rick Scott more popular than Marco Rubio in Florida

Alan Grayson, David Jolly continue to lead U.S. Senate race, PPP poll finds

Steve Vancore: Applying the salt shaker test to the Florida Southern College poll

Applying salt shaker test to Florida Southern College poll