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Polls and Approval Ratings

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    April 3, 2013

    Marco Rubio Narrowly Leads GOP Presidential Pack, Jeb Bush in Fourth, Poll Finds

    Hope you like a long, drawn-out campaign, GOP faithful! Because three years out from choosing a nominee to run in the 2016 presidential race, Republican voters aren't showing any inclination toward picking a favorite yet.Marco Rubio narrowly leads the field in a new Quinnipiac poll out this morning, ... More >>

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    February 21, 2013

    Marco Rubio Poll: More View Him Unfavorably Than Favorably

    Sure, he might have raised a lot of money selling those water bottles, but it appears Marco Rubio's response to the State of the Union didn't do him any favors in the favorability department.The GOP golden boy is accustomed to sterling poll results, but a new Pew poll shows that more Americans view ... More >>

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    December 20, 2012

    Floridians Divided On Same-Sex Marriage, Aren't Down With Legalized Pot, New Poll Finds

    Florida voters have pulled a Charlie Crist-esque turnaround on gay marriage one month after several states passed LGBT equality measures. But Sunshine State voters still can't get behind another big winner in November's elections -- the marijuana legalization measures in Colorado and Washington.That ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 19, 2012

    Poll: Rick Scott's Approval Rating Is "Awful," Charlie Crist Has Best Chance To Beat Him

    Maybe it was the bungled Election Day, or the Stand Your Ground backlash, or the drug testing programs gone awry, or just the fact that he still looks like a cyborg sent from the future to slash entitlement programs. Either way, Gov. Rick Scott continues posting historically bad poll numbers.A new Q ... More >>

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    November 8, 2012

    Obama Might Have Been the First Democrat to Win Florida's Cuban Vote

    For decades Cuban-Americans have been one of the Republican party's most reliable bases in Florida. Well, maybe not anymore. Some exit poll analysis suggests that Barack Obama actually outperformed Mitt Romney among Cubans in Florida. While others don't show him quite pulling off that historic demog ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 5, 2012

    Latest Florida Polls Have No Idea If Romney or Obama Is in the Lead

    The latest polls released in the past few days really have not brought much clarity to the question of who exactly is in the lead in Florida. Two recent newspaper-commissioned polls show Mitt Romney with a sizable lead, but others show Barack Obama with a slim lead. Taken all together, we wouldn't b ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 1, 2012

    In Today's Latest Polls, Mitt Romney Now Has The Slight Lead in Florida

    The race for Florida's electoral votes remains effectively tied with various polls showing both Mitt Romney and Barack Obama with a slight edge. While polls released yesterday showed Obama with the slightest of leads, today's polls have Romney up by a few points. Though, all leads for both candidate ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 31, 2012

    Obama Up 1 to 2 Percent in Three Latest Florida Polls

    The race for Florida is still basically tied, but three new polls released this morning show President Obama with the slightest of leads. Though, all those leads are within the margin of error. Either way, it seems that both Obama and Mitt Romney still have a good shot at winning the Sunshine State.

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    October 30, 2012

    Obama and Romney Tied in All Latest Florida Polls

    So who is going to win Florida? Don't ask the polls right now. Three major polls of Florida's electorate were completed over the weekend (just in time for early voting), and all three show President Barack Obama and Mitt Romney in a statistical tie in the Sunshine State.

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    September 27, 2012

    As Obama Opens 9-Point Lead In Florida, Republicans Claim Polls Are Bogus

    If the Quinnipiac poll released last night is even close to accurate, Mitt Romney is in big trouble in Florida. The survey found Obama with a commanding nine point lead in the Sunshine State -- a huge swing from the last Q-poll before the conventions, which found the two candidates within the margin ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 26, 2012

    Connie Mack: Pay No Attention to Those Other Biased Polls, My Poll Shows I'm Losing Too

    Florida Senate nominee Connie Mack IV isn't fighting Democrat Bill Nelson as much as he's scrapping with polling and perception. For weeks now, polls have shown Nelson with a huge lead over Mack, and the challenger is in danger of having his campaign written off as unwinnable by donors. So Mack has ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 24, 2012

    Polls: Obama, Romney Now Tied In Florida, But Voters Trust President More On Medicare

    Anyone expecting Florida to swing for Obama after video leaked showing Mitt Romney heaping scorn on the "47 percent" -- filmed at the home of a Boca millionaire, no less -- obviously doesn't know the Sunshine State. We live to make national elections exciting!A statewide poll released last night by ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 10, 2012

    A Huge Majority Of Dems Want Crist As Gov., According to Poll No One is Sure Whether to Trust

    Should Charlie Crist return to politics as a Democrat his biggest roadblock may be, well, Democratic voters. After all, one would figure that a man who has a pretty solid Republican political history (despite what Tea Partiers might have had you believed) would have a hard time winning in a Democrat ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 23, 2012

    Poll: President Obama Still Leads Florida As Ryan Pick Slightly Boosts Romney

    From the moment Mitt Romney picked budget radical Paul Ryan as his running mate, one of the biggest question is how the Wisconsin rep would play in Florida. Romney desperately needs the swing state, but Ryan's plans to turn Medicare into a voucher system -- not to mention his shaky record on the Cub ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 1, 2012

    Q Poll: Obama Up 51-45 in Florida

    Another day, another poll. The latest Quinnipiac Poll shows Barack Obama with a six-point lead in Florida, much larger than the one-point lead a PPP poll reported yesterday. It's the largest lead for Obama that any poll has shown in months.Meanwhile, Quinnipiac also has Democratic Sen. Bill Nelson u ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 8, 2012

    Things More Popular Than Rick Scott: LeBron James, Gay Marriage

    Floridians continue to hate Gov. Rick Scott. In fact, 56 presently disapprove of his job handling, while only 31 percent approve. Things as polarizing as the Miami Heat and gay marriage are actually more popular in the state right now. Public Policy Polling decided to just ask Floridians how they fe ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 3, 2012

    Poll: Romney Inches Past Obama in Florida

    Most polls of Florida voters taken in the past few months have shown President Barack Obama with a slim but definite lead over Mitt Romney, but now that Romney is all but the official nominee it seems that he's now taken the slimmest of leads in the Sunshine State according to the latest Quinnipiac ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 29, 2012

    Poll: Bill Nelson Leads Connie Mack IV by Eight Points in Senate Race

    Just two weeks ago, a Rasmussen poll showed Republican Connie Mack IV beating incumbent Democratic Sen. Bill Nelson by seven points, but now a new Quinnipiac poll shows an almost opposite picture. According to Q, Nelson now leads Mack by eight points in the battle of Senator Spacesnakes vs. "the Cha ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 28, 2012

    Q Poll: Rick Scott's Approval Numbers Down Again, Obama Leads Republicans

    ​Man, Rick Scott can't catch a break. Back in January his approval rating was 38 percent. Yeah, that's still pathetic, but for Scott they were amazing and perhaps a sign his popularity could be improving. Well, no such luck. In the latest Quinnipiac Poll he was back down to 36 percent. Meanwhile, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 26, 2012

    Poll: Obama Would Trounce Gingrich in Florida, Tie with Romney

    ​Things aren't getting much better for Newt Gingrich in Florida. Yesterday, three different polls showed that he's lost his lead over Romney in the state, and now his campaign has admitted his now infamously fiery response to a South Carolina debate question about his ex-wife's claims he wanted an ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 25, 2012

    Three New Polls Show Romney and Gingrich Now Tied in Florida

    ​Not so fast, Newt.Three separate polls released in the past 24 hours and just days ahead of the Florida primary show that Mitt Romney may be one his way to retaking the lead once again. Two polls shows Romney with a slight lead of two percent (those are within the margins of error, so they're tec ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 23, 2012

    Rick Scott Won't Offer Primary Endorsement: Both Newt and Mitt Breathe Sigh of Relief

    It's not exactly like anyone was chasing the big Rick Scott endorsement anyway, but today Florida's popularity challenged governor made it clear that he will not be endorsing anyone ahead of the state's Republican primary. We doubt either Newt Gingrich or Mitt Romney will lose much sleep over being ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 7, 2011

    Rick Scott Hits New Poll Low at 26 Percent; More Now Believe in Ghosts Than Gov.

    ​Boy oh boy does everybody hate, hate, hate Rick Scott. Everybody! Well, more than seven in ten Florida voters can't stand the guy, at least, according to a new poll out this morning from the Public Policy Polling firm.Scott's 26 percent approval rating is so dismal, it got us at Riptide wondering ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 17, 2011

    Fidel Castro Is the Only Thing Less Popular Than the U.S. Congress

    ​The popularity of the U.S. Congress is at an all-time low. A recent CBS News/New York Times poll shows that just 9 percent of Americans approve of the federal legislative body. How bad is that? Well, just about the only thing Americans hate more than Congress is Fidel Castro.

  • Blogs

    August 19, 2011

    Poll: Mitt Romney Leads Rick Perry in Florida

    ​Despite Michelle Bachmann's recent Iowa straw poll victory, don't be surprised if the GOP field eventually winnows to Rick Perry and Mitt Romney. If the latest Florida poll numbers from McLaughlin & Associates are any indication, the two are at the top of the pack. Plus, both are showing tra ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 5, 2011

    Poll: Slightly Fewer People Hate Rate Scott Now

    ​Gov. Rick Scott's popularity is climbing ever so slightly out of the toilet. Now 35 percent of Floridians approve of the way he's handling his job. That's up from only 29 percent in May. That makes Rick Scott probably the only politician in America right now who's happy with a 35 percent appr ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 13, 2011

    Rick Scott's Approval Rating Falls to 27 Percent in Conservative Poll

    ​The Democratically aligned Public Policy Polling and the nonpartisan Quinnipiac University polling service have both shown that Rick Scott's approval ratings are about the worst of any governor in the nation. But some of Rick Scott's fervent supporters might be the type to doubt the accuracy of " ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 29, 2011

    Bill Nelson Seems Boring Enough to Win Reelection

    ​Bill Nelson is now Florida's longest serving state-wide elected politician, and yet a surprising amount of Floridians don't think much of him one way or another. The guy has sat in the Senate for 11 years, and mastered a brand of bland Democratic moderation that doesn't piss off Republicans too m ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 26, 2011

    Obama's Approval Ratings Get Big Bump in Florida

    The 2012 election is still 17 months away, but the latest numbers from Quinnipiac show hopeful news for Democrats for the first time in month. President Barack Obama's approval ratings are back above 50 percent in Florida since 2009, and more Floridians say they would definitely vote for him than a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 25, 2011

    Rick Scott's Plummeting Popularity: 57 Percent Disapprove

    ​Gov. Rick Scott's popularity continues to plummet after the legislative session. Only 29 percent of Floridians approve of the way he's handling his job according to a new Quinnipiac poll. While a whopping 57 percent disapprove. That's down from an already dismal 35/48 split back in April. Mos ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 7, 2011

    Fifty-One Percent of Floridians Don't Think Obama Deserves a Second Term

    ​Floridians don't seem to like much of anyone when it comes to politics. A day after releasing dismal approval ratings for controversial Republican Gov. Rick Scott, Quinnipiac has released a new poll showing that a majority of Floridians don't think Democratic President Barack Obama deserves a sec ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 6, 2011

    Fifty-Three Percent of Floridians Think Rick Scott's Budget Will Hurt Them, 48 Percent Think He's Doing a Bad Job

    ​Florida residents are getting a big gulp of Tea Party policy thanks to Gov. Rick Scott, and so far they don't seem to be enjoying the bitter taste. According to a new Quinnipiac poll, 48 percent of Floridians disapprove of Scott's job performance, up from 22 percent in February. Fifty-three ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 29, 2011

    Fifty-Five Percent of Floridians Don't Like Rick Scott

    ​After just a few months in office, Floridians have decided they aren't big fans of Rick Scott and his Tea Party-style politics. A new poll shows that 55 percent dislike the new governor, while only 32 percent like him. While Scott has never been Mr. Popular, those number have only worsened since ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 2, 2011

    57 Percent of Floridians Support Legalizing Medical Marijuana

    ​With 14 states and the District of Colombia allowing the legal medical use of marijuana, acceptance of the issue is steadily growing in America. A new poll shows that 57 percent of Floridians support legalization of medical marijuana as buzz grows that the issue could be placed on the ballot as s ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 24, 2011

    Poll: 50 Percent Want to See Carlos Alvarez Recalled

    ​Naked Politics carries the results of a private poll showing that exactly 50 percent of Miami-Dade voters want to see Miami-Dade Carlos Alvarez recalled, while only 34 would vote to keep him in office. 46 percent have an unfavorable opinion of Alvarez, while only 24 percent view him favorably. Th ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 2, 2011

    Poll: Floridians Still Don't Know if They Like This Rick Scott Guy or Not

    Rick Scott hasn't even been in Office a month and he hasn't exactly endeared himself to the Florida populace yet. Most Floridians barely know enough about the guy to decided if they like him or not, and voters here in South Florida don't particularly like him at all. Though, a new Quinnipiac po ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 29, 2010

    Rick Scott is the Least Popular Newly Elected Governor in the Country

    Rick Scott​Rick Scott hasn't even taken office yet, but perhaps one of his first orders of business should be to get people to like him. Despite winning the election, not very many people actually like Scott. Only a third of Floridians view him favorably while a plurality views him unfavorably ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 1, 2010

    Alex Sink Leads Rick Scott By One Point on Day Before Election

    Quinnipiac University's latest Florida poll numbers are significant because, well, it's a day before the election. It is also one of the first polls taken after "debate gate." The Governor's race remains super tight with Alex Sink leading Rick Scott by only a single point. It's a completely differen ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 30, 2010

    Driver Who Caused Accident That Killed Heat Dancer Was Drinking

    In today's stunning return of Riptide's news roundups: the man who fatally struck a Miami Heat dancer's motorcycle admits to having been drinking, a Miami police officer is sent to prison for stealing from a traffic accident victim, a rare destructive beetles species is found in Miami, and the lates ... More >>

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    August 19, 2010

    If Republicans Lose Both Governor and Senate Races, Is the Tea Party to Blame?

    via OnePennySheet​Back in early 2009 it seemed that Charlie Crist was a guarantee to win the Senate race as a Republican, and Bill McCollum had the edge in the Governors race. Now the latest Quinnipiac poll shows that GOP candidates are trailing in both the Senate and Governors race. What happened ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 11, 2010

    Marleine Bastien, Frederica Wilson Leading Crazed Race For Meek's Seat, Poll Says

    via Marleine Bastien for CongressBastien and Wilson have surged to the front in District 17, but the race is still wide open.​The crazed, Milwaukee sausage race of a contest to replace Kendrick Meek in Congress might finally be winnowing down to the real contenders, at least based on a poll releas ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 9, 2010

    Clinton's Evil Genius Adviser Mark Penn Supports Charlie Crist

    Mark Penn​Charlie Crist has a new backer, Mark Penn, and he used to be one of the closest and most powerful advisers to Bill and Hillary Clinton. In fact, as the chief pollster and senior adviser for Hillary's 2008 presidential run, he is blamed for some of the worst tendancies of that c ... More >>

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    May 6, 2010

    Marco Rubio Polls Behind Both Crist and Meek in His Home Turf of South Florida

    Rubio needs to improve his numbers in his hometurf​Marco Rubio apparently won't be enjoying a home field advantage in Florida's senate race. The Miami born Republican who got his start in local politics isn't too popular in Southeast Florida, and it's the only region in the state where he polls be ... More >>

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    April 15, 2010

    New Poll: Crist Would Win in Three-Way Race

    ​Republican voters may be wild over Marco Rubio, but a new Quinnipiac poll shows that no matter what the situation Charlie Crist would be a more viable general election candidate. In fact, if he decided to run as an independent he leads in the polls. Which doesn't do anything to hush those rumors ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 1, 2010

    The Hill Says Florida Senate Race Between Meek and Rubio Is Now a "Toss-Up"

    ​Who's going to be Florida's next senator come Election Day in November? No one knows. Not even respected political newspaper The Hill. It recently changed its ranking of the race from "leaning Republican" to "toss-up."A recent Research 2000 poll showed Meek was pulling within 1 percent of Ru ... More >>

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    January 27, 2010

    Governor Race: McCollum Leads Sink by 10 Points

    ​Hot on the heels of his announcement that he'd file a lawsuit if any health care legislation passes in Washington that would force people to buy insurance, Attorney General Bill McCollum finds himself with a 10 point lead in the Governor's race.According to a new poll from Quinnipiac, R ... More >>

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    January 20, 2010

    Democrat Maurice Ferre Doesn't Back Democrat Health Plan One Day After Democrat Loss

    ​Former Mayor of Miami Maurice Ferre, who somehow thinks he is running for US Senate even though he is trailing in the primary race for the party that is trailing in the general election race, has announced that he doesn't support the Democratic healthcare plan.  "It is a special-interest pla ... More >>

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