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Poll This! More Floridians Approve of Gov. Rick Scott

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We hate polls. They mean next to nothing, but a new Quinnipiac poll shows improving numbers for Florida Governor Rick Scott.

Republicans and Independents support Scott while Democrats dream about Governor Nan Rich (zzzzz).

Scott’s plan for drug testing welfare recipients is also winning over Florida voters (71-29).

Quinnipiac assistant polling director Peter Brown commented on the results:

“During his first six months in office Gov. Scott alienated the news media and did not make the effort to explain his program to the general public, as he has been doing recently.

“Although Scott’s approval ratings remain underwater, voters like him more as a person,

“The governor has improved, not surprisingly, among Republicans, but in addition to solidifying his base, the governor is better off among women, who dislike him a little less.

“Gov. Scott certainly has a long way to go till he can see the breakeven point, but his ratings that dropped to awful are now just bad. It is reasonable to assume that his improvement is an endorsement of his new outreach strategy.”

Last weekend, Quinnipiac surveyed 1007 registered voters via landlines and cell phones so it was very Democrat friendly.

POLL THIS: Quinnipiac FL Poll Shows Obama Tanking, McCalister Leading, Hasner Last

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Qunnipiac released a new poll showing some surprising numbers in Florida. First the not-so-surprising stuff: President Obama got no bump from the debt deal mess. His disapproval numbers are growing in Florida. Independents are abandoning the President big time. “‘President Barack Obama’s numbers in the key swing state of Florida have gone south in the last two months.  The debt ceiling deal is not making any difference in that decline and any bounce he got from the bin Laden operation is long since gone,’ said Peter Brown, assistant director of the Quinnipiac University Polling Institute. ‘The president’s drop off is huge among independent voters who now disapprove almost 2-1.’”

On the GOP side, 23% support Mitt Romney,while 13% support Rick Perry. Sarah Palin and Ron Paul come in third with 9%.  “‘Gov. Rick Perry’s stock is rising even before he announces whether he’ll run,’  said Brown.  ‘U.S. Rep. Michele Bachmann, who had been surging in other states, is stalled.’”

The poll’s real surprise comes from the results regarding the GOP race for U.S. Senate nomination. Senator Bill Nelson (D-Out Of Touch) still holds a slight lead over his opponents (46-35), but his approval rating stands at just 42%. Such a low approval rating for a well-known incumbent must have Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-Really Out of Touch) pulling her hair out.

Tea Party favorite Mike McCalister is a surprise leader for the GOP nomination with 15%. Former Senator George LeMieux has 12% support. A newcomer to the race, Businessman Craig Miller garners 8%, while Adam Hasner is last with just 6%.

The poll finds 53% of Republican voters are undecided. Of course, polls in August 2011 are worthless, but it should help boost McCalister’s profile among the electorate. It is also bad news for the Hasner campaign. Last month, such bad news and poll results lead to Mike Haridopolos’ leaving the race. Stay tuned.

 

“From July 27 – 31, Quinnipiac University surveyed 674 registered voters with a
margin of error of +/- 3.8 percent.  August 1 – 2, 743 registered voters were surveyed
with a margin of error of +/- 3.6 percent.  Live interviewers call land lines and cell phones.
The total survey of 1,417 registered voters surveyed from July 27 – August 2 includes 510 Republicans with a margin of error of +/- 4.3 percent“