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Florida Chamber Poll Florida Chamber Political Institute Poll Shows Numbers in Republication and Cherry Communications; the survey of 607 likely Florida voters has a margin of error of +/- 4 percent at the 95 percent confidence level. This poll is part of regular statewide research conducted by the Florida Chamber of Commerce Political Institute, a group of politically active members who meet regularly for research-based analysis of elections and campaigns. “The exciting thing about this poll is the movement in numbers,” said Marian Johnson, executive vice president of Political Operations for the Florida Chamber of Commerce. “Floridians are now starting to focus on the upcoming elections and are turning their attention to the Republican primary gubernatorial race. Considering we are still more than six weeks away from the Primary Election, we expect these numbers to fluctuate and tighten even more. As we approach Election Day, these numbers, as well as the money spent on campaigns, will continue to change.” In the General Election ballot, Republication candidates Rick Scott and Bill McCollum are favored by 30 and 31 percent of voters, respectively. Democratic candidate Alex Sink is favored by 26 percent of voters with Independent candidate Bud Chiles favored by 15 percent of voters. In the Cabinet race for the Attorney General, Chief Financial Officer and Agriculture Commissioner seats the number of undecided voters remains high at 60 – 70 percent. The latest results indicate 42 percent of voters favor Independent candidate Charlie Crist in the U.S. Senate race, with 31 percent of voters in favor of Republican candidate Marco Rubio, 14 percent in favor of Democratic candidate Kendrick Meek, and 12 percent still undecided. “Interestingly, our poll also shows immigration and property taxes to be in the top three issues concerning Floridians for the first time in several years,” said Johnson. “Though the economy and job creation will certainly be weighing heavily on voters’ minds going into the 2010 election cycle, education and the oil spill in the Gulf are now two of the most important issues to voters and will become increasingly important on a statewide level.” The Florida Chamber Political Institute will continue to conduct routine polling on behalf of its members as the 2010 election cycle approaches. |
