Two Massive Florida Post-Debate Polls Show Trump Ahead, Rubio Held Back by Jeb
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Two Massive Florida Post-Debate Polls show Donald Trump ahead of all comers, Rubio Held Back by Jeb:
- Florida Decides: Trump 37%, Carson 17%, Rubio 16%, Cruz 10%, Jeb 7%; the rest ≤3%.
- Viewpoint Florida: Trump 27%, Rubio 16%, Carson 15%, with Cruz & Bush at 12%
- The News is Really Bad in the Sunshine state as Jeb is holding back Marco, but the converse is not true.
Florida Decides poll:
Trump is dominating in the
Florida Decides presidential poll sponsored by Bay News 9/News 13, both among his fellow Republican candidates and likely Democratic challengers in a head-to-head general election.
Here are some of the main highlights of the poll, conducted via telephone from Wednesday, October 28 through Sunday, November 1:
- Trump tops Ben Carson and Marco Rubio 2:1 in a GOP primary
- Former Gov. Jeb Bush runs 5th among the top 8 GOP candidates
- Hillary Clinton dispatches Bernie Sanders 3:1 in a Democratic primary
- Florida would go red if Trump or Carson face Clinton in general election
This is a massive poll, which includes head–to–head matchups for the general election: If the primary election were today, who would you vote for?
- Republican Primary
- Democratic Primary
If the general election were today, who would you vote for?
- Hillary Clinton vs. Donald Trump
- Hillary Clinton vs. Ben Carson
- Hillary Clinton vs. Jeb Bush
- Hillary Clinton vs. Marco Rubio
- Hillary Clinton vs. Carly Fiorina
- Bernie Sanders vs. Donald Trump
- Bernie Sanders vs. Ben Carson
- Bernie Sanders vs. Jeb Bush
- Bernie Sanders vs. Marco Rubio
- Bernie Sanders vs. Carly Fiorina
When asked, GOP political analyst & former U.S. Rep. Lou Frey, what makes Trump a Florida favorite, overpowering both Rubio and former Gov. Jeb Bush in their home state, he replied, “I don’t understand how he’s gotten so many votes, actually, in Florida, but I think he’s earned them. He’s worked hard at it.”
One thing that surprised analysts Frey (R) & former state Rep. Dick Batchelor(D) was the low number of undecided voters when it came to each party’s primary: 6 percent among likely Democratic voters and only 3 percent among Republicans polled.
Just for fun, here’s the result between the old wrinkled Socialist and the Senator from Vermont:
Poll methodology:
The poll was conducted Wednesday 28 October — Sunday 1 November 2015 by SurveyUSA for Bay News 9 and News 13. 3,000 state of Florida adults were interviewed. Of the adults, 2,712 were registered to vote in the state of Florida. Of the registered voters, 2,400 were determined to be likely to vote in the Nov. 8, 2016 general election. Of the registered voters, SurveyUSA determined that 922 were likely to vote in the Republican primary, and 826 were likely to vote in the Democratic primary, both on March 15, 2016.
This research was conducted using blended sample, mixed mode: respondents reachable on their home telephone (69% of registered voters) were interviewed on their home telephone in the recorded voice of a professional announcer. Respondents not reachable on a home telephone (31% of registered voters) were shown a questionnaire on their smartphone, tablet or other electronic device. Barack Obama carried Florida (the state was “blue”) in both 2008 and 2012.
Viewpoint Florida poll:
The post-debate
Viewpoint Florida sample size was almost as big, with 2,047 likely Florida Republican primary voters with a margin of error of ±2.2%. The poll shows Trump takes 28 percent of white voters, 13 percent of Hispanic voters and
29 percent of other (Black and Asian) voters. We cannot stress how important this 29% figure is to the GOP, as just earlier today we published
How Establishment Republicans Keep Losing the Black Vote: Immigration, Trade, and Criminal Justice, where we detail how Trump (and to a lesser degree Cruz & Carson) will attract Black voters due to their stands on these issues, while the Crony Capitalists in the GOP Establishment are anathema to this constituency
Also in the Sunshine state, Rubio claims 28 percent of Hispanic voters, 15 percent of white voters and 16 percent of other voters. Carson gets 16 percent of white voters, 6 percent of Hispanics and 19 percent of other voters. More than a third of Hispanics — 36 percent — back Bush as do 10 percent of whites and 6 percent of other voters. Cruz takes 15 percent of Hispanics, 12 percent of whites and 7 percent of other voters. Fiorina pulls only 4 percent of whites and 1 percent of Hispanics but wins the support of 12 percent of other voters.
But with Bush struggling as he cuts staff salaries and flopping in last week’s debate, the poll shows Rubio benefits greatly if the former governor pulls out of the race. In that scenario, Trump is still ahead with 27 percent followed by Rubio with 24 percent. Carson claims 15 percent and Cruz takes 12 percent while Fiorina gets 6 percent and 7 percent support other candidates.
If Rubio gets out of the race, Bush does not get the same kind of boost. Trump leads the scenario with 28 percent followed by Carson and Cruz, tied with 19 percent apiece. Bush takes 17 percent in this scenario while 5 percent are for Fiorina and 6 percent support other candidates.