Republicans should be concerned…
A new poll suggests former President Trump currently holds a slim five-point advantage over Vice President Kamala Harris in the battle for Florida's crucial 30 electoral votes.
Trump, the Republican presidential nominee, stands at 47% support among likely voters in Florida in a USA Today/Suffolk University/WSVN-TV survey released on Tuesday, with Harris, the Democrat Party's nominee, at 42%.
The survey, of 500 likely Sunshine State voters, indicates Democrat turned independent Robert F. Kennedy at 5%, Libertarian Party nominee Chase Oliver at 1%, and Green Party candidate Jill Stein and independent Cornel West registering at less than 1%.
Florida was previously the largest of the battleground states in presidential elections.
In 2008 and 2012, former President Obama narrowly carried the state. Four years later, Trump edged out Democrat nominee Hillary Clinton to win the state in 2016 leading to a historic victory.
“While not exactly a flashing red warning light for Trump, the survey is a caution sign for anyone who thinks the race is sure to be a blowout in Florida,” Suffolk University Research Center director David Paleologos said.
The new poll indicates Harris matching Trump for voter enthusiasm in Florida, with 89% of each group saying they are very or somewhat excited to vote for the candidate they're supporting. Enthusiasm among Biden voters in Florida stood at just 60% in a USA Today/Suffolk poll from June.
New voter registration numbers released Monday in Florida indicate Republicans with a one million person advantage over the Democrats, a distinct shift from four years ago when Democrats held a slight edge in voter registration.
“Given those circumstances, I was surprised that Harris is within striking distance being only five points down,” Paleologos added.
A Fox News poll conducted in June, when President Biden was still at the top of the Democrats' 2024 ticket, indicated Trump with a four-point 50%-46% advantage in Florida.
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With a huge registration advantage for Republicans over Dems, how does Harris come so close to Trump? It’s a clear sign that polls at this time are not to be believed or followed. It’s ridiculous to claim that she is within striking distance of Pres Trump in Florida, of all places.
Shamefull ! No brian people
If the voters are that brainwashed then they deserve the hell that will be Harris/Walz the Communiusts
Demorats are destroying America. That is their goal and so many ignorant people follow and support them like dumb sheep.