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The Blog for Friday, June 17, 2005

Florida Poll

    Strategic Vision poll results based on telephone interviews with 1200 registered voters in Florida, aged 18+, and conducted June 9 - 13, 2005. The margin of sampling error is ±3 percentage points.
    1. Do you approve or disapprove of President Bush's overall job performance?
    Approve 48%
    Disapprove 40%
    Undecided 12%
    Right off the bat you know there is something wrong with this poll:
    5. Do you approve or disapprove of Governor Jeb Bush's job performance?
    Approve 55%
    Disapprove 38%
    Undecided 7% ...

    40. Do you think Florida is headed in the right direction or the wrong direction?
    Right 53%
    Wrong 43%
    Undecided 4% ...

    6. Would you like to see Governor Jeb Bush run for President in 2008?
    Yes 40%
    No 46%
    Undecided 14%

    7. Would you like to see Governor Jeb Bush as a Vice Presidential Candidate in 2008?
    Yes 45%
    No 38%
    Undecided 17%
    In the GOP side of the Gov. race:
    19. Who is your first choice for the Republican nomination for Governor in 2006? (Republicans only; Jennings omitted)
    Charlie Crist 40%
    Tom Gallagher 38%
    Undecided 22%
    And on the Dem side:
    In the Gov. race: 20. Who is your first choice for the Democratic nomination for Governor in 2006? (Democrats only)
    Jim Davis 23%
    Scott Maddox 20%
    Rod Smith 14%
    Undecided 43%
    In head to head races:
    21. If the election for Governor were between Charlie Crist, the Republican and Jim Davis, the Democrat, whom would you support?
    Charlie Crist 46%
    Jim Davis 32%
    Undecided 22%

    22. If the election for Governor were between Tom Gallagher, the Republican and Jim Davis, the Democrat, whom would you support?
    Tom Gallagher 47%
    Jim Davis 30%
    Undecided 23% ...

    24. If the election for Governor were between Charlie Crist, the Republican and Scott Maddox, the Democrat, whom would you support?
    Charlie Crist 47%
    Scott Maddox 34%
    Undecided 19%

    25. If the election for Governor were between Tom Gallagher, the Republican and Scott Maddox, the Democrat, whom would you support?
    Tom Gallagher 48%
    Scott Maddox 32%
    Undecided 20% ...

    27. If the election for Governor were between Charlie Crist, the Republican and Rod Smith, the Democrat, whom would you support?
    Charlie Crist 46%
    Rod Smith 28%
    Undecided 26%

    28. If the election for Governor were between Tom Gallagher, the Republican and Rod Smith, the Democrat, whom would you support?
    Tom Gallagher 48%
    Rod Smith 26%
    Undecided 26%
    Nelson's approval ratings:
    15. Do you approve or disapprove of Senator Bill Nelson's job performance?
    Approve 46%
    Disapprove 40%
    Undecided 14%
    I wonder what Kool Aid are these people drinking?
    16. Do you approve or disapprove of Senator Mel Martinez's job performance?
    Approve 48%
    Disapprove 39%
    Undecided 13%
    In the U.S. Senate race:
    32. If the election were held today for United States Senate, whom would you support, Bill Nelson, the Democrat or Katherine Harris, the Republican?
    Bill Nelson 48%
    Katherine Harris 42%
    Undecided 10%
    Harris is obviously well within striking distance (at least in this poll). And the clincher:
    41. Would you favor a state constitutional ban on same-sex marriages?
    Yes 58%
    No 32%
    Undecided 10%
    Much more at Strategic Vision.

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