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Thanks for visiting. On a semi-daily basis we scan Florida's major daily newspapers for significant Florida political news and punditry. We also review the editorial pages and political columnists/pundits for Florida political commentary. The papers we review include: the Miami Herald, Sun-Sentinel, Palm Beach Post, Naples News, Sarasota Herald Tribune, St Pete Times, Tampa Tribune, Orlando Sentinel, the Daytona Beach News-Journal, Tallahassee Democrat, and, occasionally, the Florida Times Union; we also review the political news blogs associated with these newspapers.

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The Blog for Thursday, September 22, 2005

Strategic Vision Poll

    New poll, based on interviews with 1200 registered voters in Florida, conducted September 16-20, 2005. MOE is ±3 percentage points. The Buzz summarizes the key points this way:
    --48 percent would vote for Sen. Bill Nelson, 36 percent for Republican Katherine Harris. 36 percent have a favorable view of Harris and 39 percent unfavorable. 41 percent have a favorable view of Nelson and 12 percent unfavorable.

    --Among Republicans, 48 percent back Attorney General Charlie Crist for governor, 38 percent back Chief Financial Officer Tom Gallagher.

    --Among Democrats, 26 percent support Jim Davis for governor, 15 percent support Rod Smith, 12 percent support Scott Maddox.

    --40 percent approve of President Bush's overall performance, 50 percent disapprove.
    49 percent disapprove of his handling of the aftermath of Katrina 38 percent approve.

    --56 percent approve of Gov. Jeb Bush's performance but a plurality - 46 percent to 43 percent - say Florida is heading in the wrong direction.
    The poll also has Crist beating Davis 48% to 33%, and Gallagher beating him 47% to 35%. Crist beats Smith 49% to 31% and Gallagher beats Smith 48% to 29%. The numbers for Maddox are 50% to 22% and 51% to 27%.

    Other results include:
    12. Who is your first choice for the Democratic nomination in 2008? (Democrats only)
    Hillary Clinton 39%
    John Kerry 13%
    Al Gore 12%
    John Edwards 6%
    Joseph Biden 5%
    Wesley Clark 3%
    Bill Richardson 2%
    Russ Feingold 1%
    Mark Warner 1%
    Ed Rendell 1%
    Tom Vilsak 1%
    Evan Bayh 1%
    Barbara Boxer 1%
    Undecided 14% ...

    14. Would you like to see the United States Supreme Court overturn Roe v. Wade?
    Yes 36%
    No 57%
    Undecided 7% ...

    23. Do you approve or disapprove of Senator Mel Martinez's job performance?
    Approve 41%
    Disapprove 34%
    Undecided 25% ...

    44. Would you favor a state constitutional ban on same-sex marriages?
    Yes 60%
    No 35%
    Undecided 5%
    SV is, of course, a GOP leaning poll.

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