Poll: Ron DeSantis, Marco Rubio in good shape against Democrat opponents

[TexasTowelie]

Gov. Ron DeSantis and Sen. Marco Rubio appear to be in good shape against their likely Democratic opponents. That’s according to the latest survey from St. Pete Polls commissioned by Florida Politics.

The poll, taken Nov. 18 and 19, shows DeSantis leading the two most prominent Democrats challenging his re-election. If the election were held today between DeSantis and Rep. Charlie Crist, the Governor would take almost 51% to the St. Petersburg Democrat’s nearly 45%. In a head-to-head with Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried, DeSantis takes just over 51% to her 42%.

Rubio also holds a lead against Rep. Val Demings, his most prominent Democratic challenger. In the federal race, pollsters found 51% would vote for Rubio, while just over 44% would pick the Orlando Democrat.

Perhaps more important that the head-to-head matchups, both Republican incumbents clear the 50% mark with voters. Pollsters, who included responses from 2,896 active voters, report a 1.8% margin of error. But that shows challengers most likely will have to peel votes away, not just win over undecideds, in order to win next fall.

Read more: https://floridapolitics.com/archives/475103-poll-ron-desantis-marco-rubio-in-good-shape-against-democrat-opponents/

[piddyprints]

2. WTF

is wrong with people????

I just don't get it.

[AJT]

5. Old. White. People

They all get out and vote.

[piddyprints]

10. Well, I'm an old white person.

I have never voted for a Republican and never will. Seems like old people should know better.

[Dreampuff]

14. Older white person here

And my vote will go to Charlie Crist if he wins the primary. Basically I want anybody else for governor besides DeSantis. And I can't imagine anyone voting for someone besides Val Deming.
I hope the polling is wrong, but people have surprised me before.

[Vogon_Glory]

9. I don't get DeSantis' and Rubio's popularity either

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I would have thought that if somebody mucks up as badly as DeSantis and Rubio have while in office, the voters would have fired them. DeSantis allowed thousands of people to die from COVID while Rubio showed the same sort of epic cowardice at Trump’s impeachment that craven Cuban politicians showed when Fulgencio Batista overthrew the last freely-elected Cuban government back in 1952. A sane electorate would fire both of them.

[piddyprints]

11. Yep.

It’s almost as if they enjoy incompetence. They certainly like to reward it.

[Vogon_Glory]

12. Once upon a time, some of us were taught in civics class that

we had an obligation to vote not just because we wanted to feel good, not just because we liked certain politicians’ ideas, but because we had a duty to the Republic and to posterity to do right by the country and keep the US a free country.

If you’ll excuse me, I don’t see that much of that idea in statewide Florida voting patterns (or in those of my native Texas, for that matter).

[gab13by13]

3. They use ES&S voting machines in Florida I believe.

[mitch96]

4. Now thats a shame...nt

[Lawrence454]

6. Getting Florida was always a dream

Despite TFG being unpopular in 2018 we wound up losing a Senate seat and didn’t get the governorship in a good year for Democrats don’t think it’s going to much better with currently an unpopular Democratic President.

[NoMoreRepugs]

7. A do nothing lapdog Senator and a tRUMP wannabe -

its only gotten worse since I got here in 98.

[Tomconroy]

8. Florida used to be a swing state until very recently.

I would like to know why it isn't.

[Earth-shine]

13. Much of Florida is the "deep South."

I live in South Florida.

Ironically, the areas North of me are the deep South.

[Dreampuff]

15. I live in Central Florida.

Orlando seems to be the line. Most of the area north of Orlando, especially the Panhandle, is deep south. There are still spots, like Gainesville and Tallahassee who are blue. The Tampa Bay area and Pinellas County aren't Southern either. But you're right. South Florida is the most Progressive.