Rubio, Demings Tied in Florida Senate Race
August 8, 2022 | Florida
Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., is in a tough fight to win reelection, according to polling results announced by two progressive groups.
Rubio and Democrat Rep. Val Demings each have 45% support, Progress Florida and Florida Watch survey results said, Florida Politics reported.
The progressive groups insisted the results were weighted imagining a strong Republican electorate coming out to vote.
“Importantly, this data comes from a poll weighted to reflect what would be the most pro-Republican electorate in recent history: with registered Republicans making up 41% of the electorate and registered Democrats 37%,” pollsters Geoff Puryear and Annika Ramnath said, Florida Politics reported.
“For the last decade the Republican advantage has never been bigger than 2 points. By party identification the sample is 47% Republican and 44% Democrat.”
The groups also claimed the survey produced results that were bad for President Joe Biden – with 57% holding a negative view of the president, including 44% viewing him “very unfavorably,” and just 40% having a positive view…. (Excerpt from Newsmax)
