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The Blog for Tuesday, June 21, 2005

Mason Dixon Poll: Nelson 53, Harris 36

    Mason-Dixon Polling Research poll results:
    U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson would easily defeat Republican challenger U.S. Rep. Katherine Harris if the 2006 Senate election were today, according to a new poll that underscores the queasiness some Republicans feel about a Harris candidacy.

    The Mason-Dixon Polling Research survey shows the freshman Democratic senator cruising to a second term with 53 percent of the vote in 2006, compared to just 36 percent for Harris, who has a favorable rating just two points higher than her unfavorable rating, the poll shows.

    The poll of 625 registered voters was conducted June 14-16, just days before reports surfaced that Gov. Jeb Bush and the White House were prodding state House Speaker Allan Bense into challenging Harris in the GOP primary.

    The results provide a window into GOP fears that Harris -- whom some Democrats believe tilted the 2000 presidential election to George W. Bush when she served as Florida secretary of state -- remains controversial and would motivate Democrats to turn out to vote against her, potentially affecting the other races on the ballot, including the governor's race.
    "Nelson would defeat Harris, poll indicates". See also "Poll: Nelson leads Harris for Senate" ("But some say Democrat is vulnerable").

    Last week's Strategic Vision poll had it at Nelson 48%, Harris 42%.

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