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Michael MolineSeptember 29, 2016

Hillary Clinton enjoyed a slim lead over Donald Trump in a Public Policy Polling survey of Florida voters released Thursday. Meanwhile, U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio extended his lead over Democrat Patrick Murphy in their race to seven points when respondents were asked to choose between the two and Libertarian Paul Stanton. Rubio pulled 42 percent […]

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 […]

Mitch PerrySeptember 20, 2016

An advocacy group that supports maintaining Social Security as is say they intend to spend more than “six-figures” in Florida and four other battleground states this fall badgering GOP senators who have supported the concept of privatizing the program or cutting benefits to the popular program in recent years. Brad Woodhouse, president with Americans United for Change, […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterSeptember 7, 2016

A medical marijuana ballot initiative continues to enjoy strong support from Floridians. A Public Policy Polling survey released Wednesday shows 70 percent of likely Florida voters said they supported the 2016 ballot initiative. That’s up from a similar survey conducted in March, which found 65 percent of voters said they supported the ballot initiative. The […]

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. […]

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 […]

Peter SchorschJune 8, 2016

Democrat Charlie Crist appears to be polling how he matches up in a potential race against Republican David Jolly. Crist is running for Florida’s 13th Congressional District which is currently held by Jolly, who is, as of this moment, still running for the U.S. Senate. After the seat was redrawn to undo Republican gerrymandering, CD 13 […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterMay 18, 2016

A coalition of consumer and physicians’ groups have stepped up their calls for an investigation into two big insurance mergers. The Florida Campaign for Consumer Choice on Wednesday once again called on Attorney General Pam Bondi to investigate the proposed mergers of Aetna and Humana, and Anthem and Cigna. The calls for investigation come as […]

Mitch PerryApril 18, 2016

Will the state’s largest teachers union take sides in the ultra-competitive Democratic Senate race later this morning? That could be the case as Jupiter Representative Patrick Murphy is scheduled to hold a news conference with The Florida Education Association on Monday. The endorsement would be a big prize for the South Florida Democrat, who’s battling […]

Tag: Public Policy Polling

PPP Florida poll gives slim lead to Hillary Clinton, 7 points to Marco Rubio

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

Advocacy group to put the heat on Marco Rubio and other GOP senate candidates on Social Security this fall

Poll: 70% of Floridians support medical marijuana amendment

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

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

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

Charlie Crist already polling race vs. David Jolly?

Health insurance mergers a concern for the majority of Floridians

Patrick Murphy and Florida Education Association to meet the press