Some more encouraging news out of Florida today courtesy of Quinnipac’s latest poll:
Florida: Republican U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio at 49 percent with 47 percent for U.S. Rep. Patrick Murphy, the Democratic challenger, compared to a 48 - 44 percent Rubio lead October 5;
Independent likely voters could be the key to the hotly contested U.S. Senate race in Florida, going 47 percent for U.S. Rep. Patrick Murphy, the Democrat, and 46 percent for Republican Sen. Marco Rubio. Democrats back Murphy 86 - 11 percent, while Republicans back Rubio 88 - 9 percent.
There are wide gender and racial gaps: Women back Murphy 51 - 42 percent, while men back Rubio 57 - 41 percent. White voters go Republican 56 - 38 percent, as non-white voters go Democratic 63 - 33 percent.
"Sen. Marco Rubio's upper hand in a too-close-to-call race is at least partially due to his scoring better than most GOP candidates among non-white voters. His third of the minority vote is largely due to his Cuban heritage. If he wins that will be a lesson for the GOP going forward," Brown said.
From October 10 - 16, Quinnipiac University surveyed:
660 Florida likely voters with a margin of error of +/- 3.8 percentage points;
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