PPP New Florida Poll: Nelson Pulls Away From Mack (Senate)

Public Policy Poll ^ | 9/25/2012

[Kenny Bunk]

...wtf is going on in Florida?

Keep three facts in mind:

(1) Polls are hosshiite
(2) Florida is inhabited by rather unusual semi-literate people
who insist they prefer a buggy, flat tropical hellhole to
winter among normal people.
(3) Connie Mack is actually an idiot

Those people in Florida who actually read above 4th grade level
and vote have figured out that "Mack,"
despite 100 years of baseball-fan name recognition*, is a drooling, Biden-like, RINO fool. When one sees him in person, a rational reaction would be to order up a breathalyzer. It is OK for a Democrat to be an ass-klown like Biden. But a Republican will get called on it by the media.

Of course, Nelson is a drooling left wing Obama-butt-kissing fool. Tough election! But Floridians are afraid that Mack will screw up their food stamps.

BTW, in re this "name-recognition," how many Amricans are actually left who remember who the heck "Connie Mack" actually was. Too bad, because that's all Connie Mack has going for him.

[staytrue]

fyi, in cash on hand

Nelson has 10 million and Mack has 1 million.

[staytrue]

Nelson has 10 million in cash on hand and Mack has 1 million.

1 million is not very much in FL and I suspect Mack is hording it for a last 2 week push.

[clintonh8r]

Connie Mack has a lot of personal stuff that will be easy for Nelson to attack. There is a rumor that he was running around with Mary Bono while he was still married. He moved from his original district to one in which it would be easier for him to win a House seat. I personally know of debts that he skipped out on. (They may be paid now, I don't know). I have no idea what his legislative record is, but his personal life is vulnerable.

I have seen some anti-Nelson ads from a PAC, but I've seen nothing from Mack's campaign. This seat should have been an easy pick-up, but now it's in doubt. Even if mack wins, we have something of a loose cannon on our hands.

[clintonh8r]

Further to the above, I had high hopes that Mack would run a very aggressive campaign, relentlessly attacking Nelson. I almost wonder if Nelson's henchmen warned him not to do that, or they would trot out the really damaging stuff.

As to Florida voters, well, they do leave a lot to be desired. Nelson panders to upstate rurals by talking like they do, but then he votes to please the downstate liberals. So far, it's worked.

[MNJohnnie]

WTF with Florida?

You are reading polls with a +9 Democrat oversample.

[Aetius]

I don’t know why Scott is so unpopular other than having to deal with a hostile press.

But as far as Mack goes...well, it looks like Republican primary voters there pulled a Sharon Angle and snatched defeat from the jaws of victory.

I mean, surely there was someone better to choose from in the primary, right?

[rwfromkansas]

Is the GOP pumping in money to help?

[TheBigB]

Another poll from last week shows Mack leading...I think it really just depends on who's doing the polling:

Florida Report, Sep 17, 2012

[cookcounty]

Wow, 17% undecided? wierd.

[JediJones]

Everyone I know has told me that Obama is outspending Romney 3:1 in Florida. I have no idea why, but Romney clearly has a problem.

I guess we can only hope it's rope-a-dope. Maybe he's trying to let Obama drain his cash early and he's going to blanket the airwaves and outspend him in the final week or two.

[paul544]

Obama is NOT going to let money be an issue. He’ll funnel money from wherever he needs to. He won’t run out of cash. Not to mention, he knows all he has to do is deny Romney Florida and the election’s over. Don’t expect a letup before the election. There is no grand plan for Romney. He’s being beaten to hell here in Central Florida and if thinks 2 weeks of ads will undo 2 months of negatives, he’s wrong.

[montag813]

I guess we can only hope it's rope-a-dope. Maybe he's trying to let Obama drain his cash early and he's going to blanket the airwaves and outspend him in the final week or two.

After 30% of Floridians have already voted? Suicidal.