Posted on 12/18/2015 1:48:25 PM PST by VinL
Florida Republican Primary voters continue to be fake as hell. They're letting the men they elected at one point to serve as our senator and governor linger in polls of their home state. In the first poll of Florida Republicans taking since this week's debate, it turns out that our state's GOP voters still have a thing for ol' Helmet Hair but now have a growing fondness for Texas-brand Rubio, Ted Cruz.
The survey, conducted by Opinion Savvy and sponsored by the Jacksonville Times-Union and Fox 13 Tampa Bay, called up 555 registered Republicans in Florida on Wednesday.
Here's the breakdown:
Donald Trump: 29.7 percent Ted Cruz: 20.4 percent Marco Rubio: 15 percent Jeb Bush: 12.5 percent Ben Carson: 7.7 percent Chris Christie: 6.1 percent Carly Fiorina: 2.7 percent Rand Paul: 2.6 percent John Kasich: 0.9 percent Rick Santorum: 0.1 percent George Pataki: 0.1 percent
(Literally just one person each said they'd vote for Santorum or Pataki.)
ust 2.2 percent said they remained undecided.
Trump continues to do well with his whackadoo rhetoric in Florida.
48.3 percent of Florida Republicans say they "strongly approve" of his call to temporarily ban all Muslims who are not residents from entering the United States. 24.2 percent say they "somewhat approve." Just 23.3 percent say they strongly or somewhat disapprove.
Cruz has surged in Florida in the past month. In the last Opinion Savvy Poll, taken on November 11, he was sitting at just 12 percent. His surge appears to be at the expense of Ben Carson (who is down from 22 percent in November). There's also waning enthusiasm in the state for our own Senator Marco Rubio. He was at 18 percent in the November poll.
Jeb Bush is actually doing a bit better since November. Back then he was at 11 percent.
Cruz is also now leading Hispanic Republicans in the state at 22.1 percent. Though Rubio isn't far away at 21.0 percent. Donald Trump, despite his anti-Mexican rhetoric, polls at 20.8 percent among Hispanics. Bush, who used to have a lock on the state's Hispanic Republican population, is now at 15. 9 percent.
Interestingly, Rubio has the biggest gender gap when it comes to his supporters. 19.6 percent of female Republicans in Florida support Rubio. Just 10.2 percent of men do.
In an odd question, the poll also asked Florida's Democrats who they'd like to see as the GOP nominee.
37.3 percent say they want Trump — perhaps because he seems to be the easiest to beat. 18.5 percent say they want Bush, perhaps because he seems the most palpable to Democrats out of the lot.
So why is Cruz surging? Well, 25.8 percent of those who watched the debate claimed he won. That's compared to Trump at 23.8 percent.
Meanwhile, 30.8 said Bush lost the debate. He was followed by Kasich; 13.5 percent said he lost the debate.
Yep, that's how it will work out...and how it has, with every moderate/liberal we've run in the past.
While I like the way Trump handles the media, I feel he would be too controlling to We the People. He’s already done things I don’t like.
“Cruz is so rock solid that he didn’t have an illegal immigration plan for months, while the other candidates had detailed ones? And now he can’t utter the word ‘deport’? And covers up his real intent with lawyer words, like ‘i don’t intend to...’, instead of just saying it straight out?”
After all this time, Cruz is still parsing. I INTEND to win the lotto, too!
Sadly, NO SALE on Cruz
That lawyer-speak, “I intend...” is so disingenuous.
Even Rubio is calling him out on it. He knows their positions are close.
Freezers think they are getting a conservative, but once he passes amnesty, then citizenship will follow, then millions of democrat voters will make sure conservatism is dead in this country.
Thanks for the ping, sjb!
freepers....dont know why my tablet doesn’t know that word yet!
“Freezers think they are getting a conservative, but once he passes amnesty, then citizenship will follow, “
Then CHAIN migration to complete the destruction of our country.
Merry Christmas, CB
That’s true, because the tens of millions here already aren’t enough to destroy the country quick enough.
Merry Christmas to you and yours as well. (I just got the Trump hats I ordered for gifts today! I’ll keep one for myself though. It should be a good conversation starter when I go to town.)
“Sadly, NO SALE on Cruz”
I concur.
His support of HB1 Visas and his whiney, lox-eating, New Yorker fits have me saying: “You suck.” about him.
I don’t want him for VP either.
Jebbie at 13 is way to high even for liberal FL.
They loved Bill, and now they love Mrs. Bill. What are we to do?
Trump is always leading and Cruz is always surging. LOL!
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