Polls

Quinnipiac Poll: Romney Edging Up, Bachmann Being Displaced By Perry In Florida

Kyle Leighton | August 4, 2011, 11:28AM

Former Mass. Gov. Mitt Romney may have kept a low profile during the debt debate, only to criticize the final product, but it seems to have worked for him in a new Quinnipiac poll of the key swing state of Florida.

The new poll is really two polls. The report included one survey of registered voters from July 27th to the 31st, before a debt deal was announced, and then a second survey from August 1st to the 2nd. President Obama registered a negative approval rating in both, but fared well in the matchups with GOP presidential candidates. Obama has a lead outside the margin of error in all except for one: the August 1st - 2nd trial heat against Romney, which showed a tie at 44 percent. Obama still leads in the TPM Poll Average of the matchup 44.5% to 43%.

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Poll: Romney Leads In Florida Primary -- With Bachmann Close Behind

Eric Kleefeld | June 23, 2011, 12:19PM

Former Gov. Mitt Romney (R-MA) and Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-MN)

The new Public Policy Polling (D) numbers for the Florida Republican presidential race show Mitt Romney continuing to lead the pack -- and Michele Bachmann making an early splash in the race, with a strong second-place showing after her strong debate performance last week.

The numbers: Romney 27%, Bachmann 17%, Palin 17%, Cain 10%, Gingrich 8%, Paul 7%, Pawlenty 4% and Huntsman 2%.

But it's unclear whether Palin will run; with her removed from the equation in a follow-up question, here's the breakdown: Romney 29%, Bachmann 22%, Cain 14%, Gingrich 10%, Paul 8%, Pawlenty 6%, Huntsman 2%.

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Poll: Obama Leads In Hypothetical 2012 FL Matchups

Jon Terbush | December 22, 2010, 10:52AM

President Barack Obama (D)

President Obama carried the critical swing state of Florida in 2008, and according to a new poll, he's leading there again in 2012.

In a new PPP poll, Obama leads all five potential Republican challengers matched against him in the Sunshine State. Mitt Romney comes closest to catching Obama, trailing by just two points, 46% to 44%. Romney is the only challenger to come within the poll's 3% margin of error.

Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee and former Speaker Newt Gingrich each came within five points of Obama. Huckabee trailed Obama 49% to 44%, while Gingrich garnered 42% to Obama's 47%. Against Florida's Sen.-elect Marco Rubio -- who has been touted in some circles as a rising conservative star -- Obama's ahead 48% to 40%.

Obama's only double digit lead in the poll came against Sarah Palin, whom he led 52% to 38%.

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Huckabee Building Mansion In Florida

Eric Kleefeld | December 9, 2010, 9:56AM

Mike Huckabee

Former Gov. Mike Huckabee (R-AR), a 2008 presidential candidate and possible candidate again for 2012, is currently having a multi-million dollars mansion built in his new primary residence state of Florida:

The Arkansas Times reports:

Former Gov. Mike Huckabee is building a $3 million house on Blue Mountain Beach just east of Destin, Fla. He bought the lot on the famous sugar sand beach last year for $800,000 and this year took out a building permit for a house expected to cost $2.2 million. The three-story house will have 8,224 square feet of living space and 2,969 square feet of decks and porch. A pool or spa is also in the works.

Walton County tax records show Huckabee has a $2.8 [million] mortgage with Centennial Bank after paying off $250,000 of the land purchase. This is in addition to a $375,000 mortgage outstanding on his vacation home in North Little Rock's Shady Valley.

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