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brooklynite

(94,597 posts)
Thu Aug 30, 2018, 03:43 PM Aug 2018

Here's the first post-primary poll of Florida Governor race

Source: Florida Politics

Andrew Gillum is breaking ahead of Ron DeSantis in the governor’s race, fueled by the early preference of Florida’s independent voters, according to the first publicly-released poll of the general election campaign season.

A new poll produced by Public Policy Polling gives Gillum, the progressive Tallahassee mayor who rocked the Democratic Party on Tuesday, 48 percent, and DeSantis, the conservative Republican nominee running with President Donald Trump, 43 percent, in the opening days of the Nov. 6 election campaign.

A remarkably low percentage of voters, just 9 percent, told PPP pollsters that they were unsure, an early indication of how clear the differences already are, and likely will continue to be, between the two major gubernatorial candidates.

The poll, taken Wednesday and Thursday, shows Gillum starting with a commanding lead among independent voters. Party faithful are lining up pretty equally behind their nominees, and consequently Gillum’s early advantage appears built entirely from independent voters chosing him.

Read more: http://floridapolitics.com/archives/273559-heres-the-first-post-primary-poll-of-florida-governor-race

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Here's the first post-primary poll of Florida Governor race (Original Post) brooklynite Aug 2018 OP
GOOD! I hope he wins and brings we sanity back to KCDebbie Aug 2018 #1
Go Andrew! Power 2 the People Aug 2018 #2
Fingers crossed - and eyes wide open. sandensea Aug 2018 #3
Interesting. drray23 Aug 2018 #4
Yes, it was Wednesday morning. We'll have to see what happens in the next round of polling... bearsfootball516 Aug 2018 #5
Looking forward to seeing how many donations Andrew received. I hope it was a lot..nt monmouth4 Aug 2018 #6

sandensea

(21,639 posts)
3. Fingers crossed - and eyes wide open.
Thu Aug 30, 2018, 03:49 PM
Aug 2018

Rick the Lizard will stop at nothing, including facilitating electronic vote flipping by Putin's hackers if he needs to.

Crime is second nature to him.

drray23

(7,633 posts)
4. Interesting.
Thu Aug 30, 2018, 03:50 PM
Aug 2018

I wonder if it has the "monkey" comment baked in. De santis made it on Wednesday morning I believe ?

That poll was taken on Wednesday and Thursday.

bearsfootball516

(6,377 posts)
5. Yes, it was Wednesday morning. We'll have to see what happens in the next round of polling...
Thu Aug 30, 2018, 03:54 PM
Aug 2018

I will say though, Gillum winning won't surprise me in the least. Of course the bases will both side with their respective parties, but after nearly two decades of one-party rule, I imagine a lot of independents want something different and will move toward Gillum.

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