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According to a highly-respected opinion poll released on Tuesday Democratic Senator Bill Nelson of Florida has taken a significant lead over his formidable GOP opponent, Governor Rick Scott.
The Quinnipiac University Poll is widely followed so the fact that its new poll shows Nelson with a seven point lead over Scott has captured national attention. It shows incumbent Nelson leading Scott by 53 percent to 46 percent among Florida likely voters.
This is far outside the statistical margin of error, and the fact that it shows the preference of just “likely” voters instead of all registered voters gives it more weight.
Here are other significant findings from the Quinnipiac Poll:
In addition to polling voting preferences the poll also polled favorability ratings.
In this area, Nelson is far “above water” with a 53 percent to 41 percent favorability rating. Scott on the other hand is “under water” with a net negative 46 percent to 51 percent favorability rating.
President Donald Trump is also “under water” among Florida likely voters as he has a net negative 44 percent to 54 percent job approval rating in the poll.
Senator Nelson was attacked by Scott and the Florida Republican Party in August when he claimed that Russians had hacked Florida’s election systems.
Scott is closely tied to President Trump, and has come under severe attack in Florida in recent weeks due to his lax environmental policies.
Another opinion poll released on Tuesday, the NBC/Marist Poll, also showed Nelson with a significant lead.
Things are looking good for Democrats in Florida, although the battle is far from over with nearly six weeks to go until election day.
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