A new poll shows Republican candidates are leading ahead of the November election. NBC 6’s Steve Litz has the latest.
In Florida’s U.S. Senate race, Republican Senator Marco Rubio continues to lead Democrat Val Demings, according to a September 2022 Mason-Dixon poll released Tuesday.
With five weeks left before the November 8th election, 47% of Florida registered voters surveyed currently support Rubio, while 41% back Demings, the poll showed. Of the remaining 12% of those who responded, 2% support other candidates and 10% are undecided.
Despite millions of dollars spent on campaign advertising by both candidates, Mason-Dixon said there has been very little change since a February poll where Rubio led 49% to 42%. However, the earlier poll did not offer the option of voting for other candidates.
The continued unpopularity of President Biden is creating headwinds for Demings, according to Mason-Dixon.
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When asked about their approval of Biden's job performance as president, 42% approve and 54% disapprove of Biden. The remaining 4% of participants were "not sure."
The poll was conducted by Mason-Dixon Polling and Strategy, Inc., from Sept. 26 through Sept. 28, surveying a total of 800 randomly selected registered Florida voters live by telephone. All stated they were likely to vote in the November general election.
Of the 800 voters, 38% were registered Democrats, 43% were registered Republicans and 19% were Independent or Other.
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The survey's margin for error is no more than ± 3.5 percentage points, meaning there is a 95 percent probability that the "true" figure would fall within that range if all voters were surveyed.
