Florida incumbent Sen. Marco Rubio is
shockingly down by four points to challenger
in new poll
BizPac Review,
by
Terresa Monroe-Hamilton
Original Article
Posted By: ladydawgfan,
8/17/2022 10:30:56 AM
Americans are justifiably leery of polls and a new one from the University of North Florida’s Public Opinion Research Lab is sure to be doubted as it shows Sen. Marco Rubio down by four points to his Democratic challenger, Rep. Val Demings. [Video]
Rubio is a strong conservative who is popular in Florida, especially at a time when Democrats across the board are about as palatable to Americans as Rep. Liz Cheney was in the GOP primary in Wyoming this week. With disastrous economic and social policies run amok among Democrats, it is hard to believe Rubio is trailing one in the conservative state of Florida.
Reply 1 - Posted by:
Socio 8/17/2022 10:49:38 AM (No. 1250913)
Sounds like the Democrats are out for revenge in Florida, Rubio is the target, and they are using polls like they did in 2020 against Trump, this time to set up a air of plausibility of Rubio's defeat.
I got a feeling he is about to face a hail of election fraud.
17 people like this.
Reply 2 - Posted by:
Vaquero45 8/17/2022 10:54:43 AM (No. 1250921)
This was a poll from a state university, probably done by students. They probably interviewed their professors. The results are predictable - and worthless.
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Reply 3 - Posted by:
Bur Oak 8/17/2022 10:56:10 AM (No. 1250923)
Strong conservative Democrat, such a politician does not exist.
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Reply 4 - Posted by:
hershey 8/17/2022 11:08:56 AM (No. 1250936)
Ya know, it's not about who answers the poll questions, it's about the people that mark down the answers...kind of like regular elections...
15 people like this.
Reply 5 - Posted by:
LC Chihuahua 8/17/2022 11:15:11 AM (No. 1250941)
Not a fan of Rubio. Think he is a deep state RINO since he was/is part of the gang of eight. If there was a real alternative, they would have my vote. It's definitely NOT Val Demmings. Whenever her commercials come on TV, I instinctively mock them. Can't stand her.
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Reply 6 - Posted by:
slipstik 8/17/2022 11:16:48 AM (No. 1250944)
Marco Rubio??? Strong conservative??? NOT!!!
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What #2 said. I remember the 2018 election we had an open seat due to a retiring RINO in TN. The poll that got the most "news" coverage just before the election was one of these university polls that had the race a toss up. The republican won by over 10 points.
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Reply 8 - Posted by:
Daisymay 8/17/2022 11:25:21 AM (No. 1250954)
I live in Florida. I can tell you I will be very surprised if she beats Rubio. First of all, her Political Ads say nothing about what she has accomplished in Congress (that's because she's done NOTHING). She struts around tooting her Horn about her time in the Police Department and as Chief. Problem for her is this. The Ad Rubio is running has about SIX Police Chiefs and Heads of Police Departments in various Cities here in Florida who are saying Val Demmings voted to DEFUND the Police, She votes 100% with Nancy Pelosi and other not so nice things about Val (all of them true). If those Police Chiefs don't want Val because she will defund OUR Police in Florida, I think people will take a second look at what Val would do as a Senator from Florida! I may not ALWAYS agree with Rubio but he is always on the Side of what is best for our State. That's His Job, and I think he is doing way better than Val would do! She is a dyed in the Wool, Woke Progresive!
26 people like this.
Reply 9 - Posted by:
Jesse Jenkem 8/17/2022 11:26:21 AM (No. 1250956)
The Democrats need to have the polls close so it will look believable when they cheat.
17 people like this.
Reply 10 - Posted by:
TJ54 8/17/2022 11:41:22 AM (No. 1250973)
This is one poll. In all of the others, he is comfortably ahead. Florida is not going to elect a Dem
11 people like this.
Reply 11 - Posted by:
GoodDeal 8/17/2022 11:43:11 AM (No. 1250975)
Marco seems to have lost his way in the wilderness and has been leaning left way too much.
12 people like this.
Reply 12 - Posted by:
Jethro bo 8/17/2022 11:53:59 AM (No. 1250989)
Wasn’t Rubio a Grahmnesty RINO when re-election wasn’t an issue?
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Reply 13 - Posted by:
DVC 8/17/2022 11:59:25 AM (No. 1250998)
The problem is that Rubio is an uninspiring Deep State guy, and has attempted to stab us in the back repeatedly with amnesty bills. NOT a good conservative, or Constitutionalist. So, being a near RINO, he gets lukewarm support from Repubs.
10 people like this.
Reply 14 - Posted by:
john56 8/17/2022 12:46:24 PM (No. 1251049)
Any Republican worth his or her salt should be running like they're 5 points behind.
First, it keeps you sharp. Second, it gives you some cushion because you can expect the Dems to try to steal at least 3-4 percentage points. Like they say, win by more than they can steal.
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Reply 15 - Posted by:
YorkieMom 8/17/2022 12:48:25 PM (No. 1251053)
I would be willing to bet Rubio votes with the republicans 95% of the time, so would you posters, who say he’s a rhino, prefer he wins, or the black, liberal democrat opponent? I say we need every Republican Senator we can get. I want us to win both Houses, or this country is gone.
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Reply 16 - Posted by:
lakerman1 8/17/2022 1:25:27 PM (No. 1251092)
I hope Rubio is running ads showing the putriod performance of Demings in her arguments before the Senate in favor of DJT's removal from the Presidency.
And as for those Floridians who want to vote for a black woman because she is black, and such a vote would be cool, do you remember what that yielded with the Kenyan Klown?
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Reply 17 - Posted by:
ronniethek 8/17/2022 1:50:04 PM (No. 1251132)
Never happen. TotalBS.Rubio will defeat the zero that is Deming handily.
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Reply 18 - Posted by:
TrueBlueWfan 8/17/2022 2:00:53 PM (No. 1251149)
#16 reminded me that DeSantis was nearly defeated by a black man, the former mayor of Tallahassee - who since has been arrested for drugs, and found naked and high in a hotel room with another man. Let's hope Floridians learned an important lesson with what might have been because of wanting to vote for someone because of their race.
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Reply 19 - Posted by:
TXknitter 8/17/2022 2:42:19 PM (No. 1251203)
Thanks #8 for your analysis. You are on the ground and your perspective is what I go with not some goofy woke University poll. Rubio may not be perfect but up against a woke gal who actually wanted to defund police, my Pom poms are out for Marco.
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Reply 20 - Posted by:
Birddog 8/17/2022 2:48:20 PM (No. 1251214)
Rubio may be a bit of a squish, not a guy that creates "Broken Glass" Repub voters...but...
In a red wave year, in a Red wave state, I have little doubt he will prevail over ANY Dem.
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Reply 21 - Posted by:
jj1319 8/17/2022 3:47:09 PM (No. 1251265)
Rubio does a one-on-one interview with Adam Carolla on todays show. An hour and change.
https://adamcarolla.com/marco-rubio/
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Still a lot of time before November so I'm not putting much stock in a poll this early. However Rubio cannot relax on this for even an instant.