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Poll Finds Narrowing Florida Race

March 5, 2016 at 10:37 am EST By Taegan Goddard 30 Comments

A Tarrance Group poll in Florida — conducted for the anti-Trump group Our Principles PAC — finds Donald Trump leading with 35%, followed by Marco Rubio at 30%, Ted Cruz at 16%, John Kasich at 9% and Ben Carson at 5%.

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