POLL: Dem Challenger Shrinks Rick Scott’s Lead To +2

September 25, 2024 Democrats, Politics

Florida Politics reports:

The survey of 600 likely voters from the Independent Center shows Rick Scott leading Democrat Debbie Mucarsel-Powell 46% to 44% in a two-way race, with 10% of respondents unsure who they back.

In a race where a third-party option is introduced, Scott leads 43% to 42%, with 11% of respondents unsure and 4% opting for the unnamed spoiler. The current RCP Average for the Senate race has Scott up by 4.3 points, so either iteration of this survey is friendlier to his challenger than the average poll.

Mucarsel-Powell has been making the rounds on national media, in an effort to stoke support as she takes on the richest man in the Senate. Her argument is that Florida is as competitive as this survey suggests.

Axios reports:

Democratic leaders are telling their party’s biggest donors that keeping Montana’s Senate seat blue is a real challenge. However, they are planning to go on offense in Florida to retain their majority, Axios has learned.

They are also eyeing Texas, where a recent poll has Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) up by three points against Rep. Colin Allred (D-Texas).

Florida and Texas “are real and we hope to get resources into those states,” Sen. Gary Peters, the chair of the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, told Axios on Tuesday.

Of note, Scott’s +4 advantage in the RCP average is somewhat skewed from his +8 result in a poll taken way back in May. The Libertarian candidate is Feena Bonoan.



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