Posted on 02/14/2006 8:59:28 AM PST by Neville72
Florida Senate: Republicans Supporting Harris
Survey of 500 Likely Voters
February 6, 2006
Election 2006
Florida Senator
Bill Nelson (D) 49% Katherine Harris (R) 40% RasmussenReports.com
February 14, 2006--In recent weeks, several Republican political leaders in Florida have stopped trying to push Katherine Harris out of the U.S. Senate campaign and decided to support her efforts. Governor Jeb Bush, Lt. Governor Toni Jennings, and members of the state's Congressional delegation have indicated that they will campaign for Harris.
Rank-and-file Republicans have made the adjustment as well. Seventy-seven percent (77%) of GOP voters now plan to vote for Harris in November. That's up from 59% in early January and matches Senator Bill Nelson's support among Democrats.
Overall, however, Harris still trails Nelson by nine percentage points, 49% to 40% (see crosstabs). Among voters not affiliated with either the Republicans or Democrats, Harris trails badly, 64% to 18%.
Forty-four percent (44%) of Florida voters now have a favorable opinion of Harris, up from 34% a month ago. Forty percent (40%) have an unfavorable opinion.
Nelson is viewed favorably by 53% and unfavorably by 27%.
Visit the Rasmussen Reports Election Polls page to see a summary of our latest state-by state polling.
CrossTabs for this survey are available for Premium Forty-seven percent (47%) of Florida voters say economic issues are more important than the War in Iraq. Forty percent (40%) say Iraq is more important.
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The telephone survey of 500 Likely Voters was conducted by Rasmussen Reports February 6, 2006. The margin of sampling error for the survey is +/- 4.5 percentage points at the midpoint with a 95% level of confidence (see Methodology).
That's a terrific graphic, Phil!
My point was that "going through the motions" won't do it.
In other words they couldn't find anyone else to run.
Go away.
Tell Harris to change her mind about drilling off the coast. Until then no spreading the word of how Harris would be effective in maintaining liberty and free us from dependence on foreign oil.
The process is scientific, if applied correctly. It's basic statistics. And the scientific processes apply whether one is speaking of political races, consumer surveys or favorite football teams. If they were not reliable, you would not see so many polls coming up with similar ranges. You'd have one poll showing Harris leading 63-34, another with Nelson leading 58-29, etc.
And even if done perfectly, a poll is considered only 95% accurate (again based on statistics).
In other words, you're holding your breath until you get your way on your pet issue. Something tells me your "spreading the word" wasn't worth all that much to begin with.
I'll take this article with a grain of salt until I see that situation change.
OKaaay, honey bunch.
When women quit wearing make-up, lip stick, lip gloss, eye liner, eye shadow, pushup bras, low cut tops, tight skirts, high heels and all the other accoutrements designed to GET MEN TO LOOK AT THEM then all of us "hot-babe hormoners" will discontinue our "tiresome" behavior.
P-E-T issue.
"P-E-T issue."
I-M-P-O-R-T-A-N-T issue and a D-E-A-L B-R-E-A-K-E-R.
I'm not promoting her, Harris basher. And I couldn't care less about your P-E-T issue.
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