Posted on 03/02/2024 7:00:22 PM PST by chickenlips
The Republican congressman representing the Florida Panhandle leads the pack of potential GOP 2026 gubernatorial primary rivals, according to a newly released Kaplan Strategies poll of 1,151 likely Florida Republican voters.
Advertisement “Matt Gaetz is in the early lead with the support of 16 percent of Republicans going into 2026,” said Doug Kaplan, the Florida-based pollster, who famously nailed the 2016 percentages between former first lady Hillary R. Clinton and New York City developer Donald J. Trump, when Kaplan was running polls for Gravis Marketing.
Following Gaetz in the top three were Rep. Byron Donalds at 13 percent, and state Attorney General Ashley Moody at 10 percent, Kaplan said. The poll, conducted Feb. 27 through Feb. 28, carries a 2.9 percentage point margin of error.
“Fifty-one percent of Republican voters are undecided, so the race is still wide open, he said.
“Gaetz enjoyed the highest percentage of support from male and female Republicans, and he was the top candidate with every age group, except Donalds, who was the top candidate with respondents 65 and older,” he said.
The other candidates in the poll were: Lt. Gov. Jeanette Nunez, 3 percent; Chief Financial Officer Jimmy Patronis, 2 percent; Rep. Michael Waltz, 2 percent; former GOP presidential candidate and Miami Mayor Francisco Suarez, 2 percent, and Agriculture Commissioner Wilton Simpson, 1 percent.
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Gaetz has done a lot good recently.
He’s got a bright future.
He’ll be a good Governor. He’ll be missed in Congress if he decides to run for Governor although the Swamp will be glad to get rid of him.
Oh, that Doug Kaplan.
I haven't heard anything about him in eight years.
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