Posted on 02/21/2016 11:22:25 PM PST by Enlightened1
Donald Trump has the support of nearly 1-in-2 Republican primary voters in Florida according to a new Florida Atlantic University Poll out Wednesday.
Trump is leading in the state with GOP primary voters by a significant, 32-point margin, with 48 percent. His nearest rival is Texas Sen. Ted Cruz at 16 percent, and Florida Sen. Marco Rubio and former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush are the only others in double digits, with 11 percent and 10 percent, respectively.
Trump’s lead in that survey has been on a rapid rise since September 2015, when he came in at 32 percent, and support for Rubio and Bush in their home state has gradually declined over the course of the past four months. In that September poll Cruz was at 6 percent, Rubio was at 19 percent and Bush held 11 percent of the vote of those surveyed. In November, Trump took 36 percent, followed by Rubio with 18 percent and retired neurosurgeon Ben Carson with 15 percent, who has dropped to 3 percent in the latest poll.
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That is pretty amazing.
Rubio’s home state.
That’s a ‘winner take all state.’ This could be over by the time the SEC primaries are done.
Will Cruz throw in with Trump or Rubio?
I’m expecting ALL the establishment folks (including Cruz who needs their $ to run) to go in with Rubio in a last ditch attempt to stop Trump.
“Turn out the lights, the party’s over”...
Rubio has 11 percent in his home state? That’s pathetic and is the very reason he is not running for reelection for his senate seat.Ya screwed your voters rufeeo and they wont forget.
I do not believe this poll.
I love good news.
People in Florida already know it.
Well, the clowns on Fox have been beating him up all day today, so I knew his numbers had to go up.
Amazing.
~~Go Trump Go~~
It’s no secret, ya know. The Cubans have been collecting Social Security money (SSI) for a long time now, even though they never paid into it.
wow. 11% for Rubio? Even if every Bush voter swung to Rubio it’s still curtains. Rubio should call it a day, endorse Trump, and leave with his pride intact.
I expect Cruz’s money to go to Rubio. His support, a few FReepers aside, will go to Trump. they have no where else to go.
Old poll but the trends are worth noting.
I like Florida, i think Trump will find he has LOTS of support there. More so than the polls.
This poll is over a month old.
With Trump’s victories in NH & now SC, I would expect an uptick in his support in FL.
If anything, the numbers have remained stable for months. Jeb Bush’s dropping out doesn’t dramatically change them.
Trump haters still have to come up with a scenario where he would lose. With the accelerated primary calendar, the reverse is likely to happen.
>> That is pretty amazing.
Total disruption of the political grip that’s been squeezing the Country’s nuts too hard for too long.
Not so much, which is good news. Trump's numbers went from 31% in Sep to 47% in Jan while Rubio's went from 19 to 11 in the same time frame.
Speaks volumes when a candidate isn't competitive in their home state. That will be a narrative leading up to Super Tuesday and likely add momentum.
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