Here’s the latest news today out of Florida:
A new poll shows Florida’s U.S. Senate contest tied within the margin of error and Democrat Val Demings winning independents.
Impact Research released polling that showed Republican incumbent U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio winning 49% of the vote, while Demings, an Orlando Congresswoman, takes 46% of the vote. That puts the candidates within the poll’s 3.5 percentage point margin of error.
The findings come from the same poll that showed Gov. Ron DeSantis leading Democratic U.S. Rep. Charlie Crist in the Florida Governor’s race. The Democratic Governors Association commissioned the survey.
Several polls in recent weeks have shown the Senate race effectively tied. This one suggested Demings can make gains in name recognition.
“Demings’ name ID after two months of statewide television advertising is 67% to Rubio’s 94%, indicating a lot of room to grow as more voters tune into the race and Demings’ continues to hold an advantage in TV ads,” a polling memo states. “Notably, Demings leads Rubio 50-37 with self-described independent voters.”
That’s a similar situation as Impact Research found in the Governor’s race. Rubio and DeSantis still hold leads based on partisan loyalty and name recognition but voters unaffiliated with either political party appear to be breaking hard against the incumbents. The survey found independent voters breaking for Crist over DeSantis 52% to 39%, even as DeSantis had a lead of 51% to Crist’s 46% overall.
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