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Rasmussen Flo Sen : Mack (R) 46%, Nelson (D) 37%
Rasmussen Reports ^

Posted on 07/11/2012 9:22:26 AM PDT by sunmars

Republican Congressman Connie Mack draws his highest level of support yet against incumbent Democrat Bill Nelson in Florida’s 2012 U.S. Senate race.

A new Rasmussen Reports statewide telephone survey of Likely Voters shows Mack earning 46% of the vote to Nelson’s 37%. Seven percent (7%) prefer some other candidate, and 10% are undecided. (To see survey question wording, click here.)

The numbers were flipped back in April when Nelson held a 47% to 36% lead over Mack. At that time, Mack still had heavy competition for the GOP nomination and was being heavily criticized for a lackluster campaign. The contest was closer in earlier surveys.

This race is now considered Leans Republican in the Rasmussen Reports Senate Balance of Power. Elections for 33 U.S. Senate seats will be held in November, and Democrats have more than twice as many seats they now hold at stake compared to seats with Republican incumbents.

Mack is expected to easily win the Republican primary on August 14. Nelson was elected to the Senate in 2000 to fill the seat vacated by Mack’s father.

(Excerpt) Read more at rasmussenreports.com ...


TOPICS: Breaking News; Politics/Elections; US: Florida
KEYWORDS: 112th; 2012polls; fl; fl2012; florida; mack; nelson
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Huge swing back to GOP from April on this seat.

Obamacare went down like a lead ballon in Florida. Hopefully Connie can remove that cancer Nelson double asap.

1 posted on 07/11/2012 9:22:29 AM PDT by sunmars
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To: sunmars

Flo is running for Senate?


2 posted on 07/11/2012 9:23:45 AM PDT by Paladin2
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To: Paladin2

yeah, that gig at Progressive is not working out so well for her...she needs better health insurance


3 posted on 07/11/2012 9:29:24 AM PDT by stefanbatory (Insert witty tagline here)
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To: Paladin2

She’s very Progressive.


4 posted on 07/11/2012 9:30:23 AM PDT by sanjuanbob (I loathe all libs)
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To: randita; firebrand

Good News Ping.


5 posted on 07/11/2012 9:34:00 AM PDT by InterceptPoint (TIN)
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To: sunmars
Assuming these figures are accurate this is big...big for several reasons,including taking the Senate *and* measuring the possible sentiment toward Osama Obama.
6 posted on 07/11/2012 9:37:45 AM PDT by Gay State Conservative (Jimmy Carter Is No Longer The Worst President Of My Lifetime)
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To: sunmars; Clintonfatigued; Impy; AuH2ORepublican; fieldmarshaldj; no dems; Kaslin; ...

Looking good. Let’s hope we can move the Florida race in the Gain column soon after the primary if this holds up.


7 posted on 07/11/2012 9:42:28 AM PDT by randita
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To: Political Junkie Too

Ping.


8 posted on 07/11/2012 9:43:12 AM PDT by randita
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To: sunmars
Margin of error or just plain error. The race is fairly close and probably won't move much until after the primary.

If Connie makes it to the Senate he'll fit right in. The only question is when he'll come out for gay marriage.

9 posted on 07/11/2012 9:45:51 AM PDT by Skulllspitter
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To: sunmars

Holy Guacamole !


10 posted on 07/11/2012 9:45:51 AM PDT by Reagan69 (I supported Sarah Palin and all I got was a lousy DVD !)
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To: sunmars

Good news for a perspective Senate takeover by the Rs .


11 posted on 07/11/2012 9:46:43 AM PDT by Lionheartusa1 (-: Socialism is the equal distribution of misery :-)
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To: randita
Nelson is not liked in Florida

Amazing he ever got elected

12 posted on 07/11/2012 9:47:26 AM PDT by scooby321 (h tones)
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To: scooby321

killer line : Mack draws 86% support from voters in his own party, while Nelson is backed by just 66% of the state’s Democrats.


13 posted on 07/11/2012 9:49:58 AM PDT by sunmars
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To: randita; Clintonfatigued; Impy; fieldmarshaldj

I’d like to see confirmation from another poll before celebrating. Mack had *not* been polling well recently.


14 posted on 07/11/2012 10:20:30 AM PDT by AuH2ORepublican (If a politician won't protect innocent babies, what makes you think that he'll protect your rights?)
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To: AuH2ORepublican

There was a Quinnipiac from June 23 which had Nelson 43%, Mack 39%, and one from June 27 which had Nelson 41%, Mack 40%. Still a lot of people undecided.

An incumbent polling around only 40% in three polls a few weeks apart is not going to get the job done.


15 posted on 07/11/2012 10:28:25 AM PDT by randita
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To: JulieRNR21; kinganamort; katherineisgreat; floriduh voter; summer; Goldwater Girl; windchime; ...

Florida Freeper


16 posted on 07/11/2012 10:30:14 AM PDT by Joe Brower (Sheep have three speeds: "graze", "stampede" and "cower".)
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To: sunmars
The implications for the national race are obvious; less obvious are the negative implications for any vice presidential hopes nurtured by Barack Obama.

My guess is we are seeing a break across the country against Obama and the Democrats judging from these data and the news favoring a big bulge for Republicans among independents , the recent modest move nationally by Romney over Obama according to Rasmussen, and the polls showing voters favor congressional Republicans over congressional Democrats.


17 posted on 07/11/2012 10:32:49 AM PDT by nathanbedford ("Attack, repeat, attack!" Bull Halsey)
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To: nathanbedford
Correction: I meant to refer to the vice presidential hopes of Marco Rubio, if any.

Forgive the brain lock.


18 posted on 07/11/2012 10:35:18 AM PDT by nathanbedford ("Attack, repeat, attack!" Bull Halsey)
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To: sunmars

Okay Mack leads by 11 and Nelson is under 40 and this makes Florida close? Don’t think so!


19 posted on 07/11/2012 10:39:32 AM PDT by jmaroneps37 (Conservatism is truth. Liberalism is lies.)
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To: sunmars

Wow Great News! I saw polls some months back that left me with little hope of getting this Spaceman out of office.


20 posted on 07/11/2012 10:51:39 AM PDT by GWB00 (Barbara Streisand barely made it out of high school.)
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