A new St. Pete Polls survey in Florida finds Andrew Gillum (D) just ahead of Ron DeSantis (R) in the race for governor, 48% to 46%.
In the U.S. Senate race, Gov. Rick Scott (R) edges Sen. Bill Nelson (D), 49% to 48%.
Nelson Barely Ahead in Florida Senate Race
A new UNF poll in Florida finds Sen. Bill Nelson (D-FL) leading Gov. Rick Scott (R-FL) in the U.S. Senate race, 47% to 46% among likely voters.
Key finding: Eighty-one percent of likely Democratic voters said they will vote for Nelson in the upcoming election, compared to the 86% of likely Republican voters who say they will back Scott.
Trump Goes All In on Florida
“More than any other state, President Trump has staked his reputation and his political clout on Florida, a state with one of his most prominent political acolytes running for governor, the place where he spends perhaps more time than anywhere else outside of the White House, and a state he’ll return to twice this week in an effort to stave off an embarrassing loss,” the Washington Post reports.
“But beset by natural disasters, alleged bombmakers, and a race-inflected campaign, Florida is at risk of becoming a problem for Republicans that could have implications that reach far beyond the election taking place in seven days.”
New Poll Finds Three Tight Senate Races
From a new CBS News Battleground Poll:
- FL-Sen: Bill Nelson (D) 46%, Rick Scott (R) 46%
- AZ-Sen: Kyrsten Sinema (D) 47%, Martha McSally (R) 44%
- IN-Sen: Mike Braun (R) 46%, Joe Donnelly (D) 43%
Trump Fears Florida Wipeout
“The White House is planning a political rescue mission in Florida, fearing a wipeout in a key swing state next month that could damage President Trump’s reelection hopes,” Politico reports.
“Trump is expected to visit the state at least twice, according to two people familiar with the plans. Visits from several Cabinet members are likely, as well. Presidential text messages are being sent to Floridians who still haven’t cast their absentee ballots. And discussions are underway about blanketing the state with robocalls from Trump.”
Nelson Maintains Lead In Florida Senate Race
A new Quinnipiac poll in Florida finds Sen. Bill Nelson (D) leading Gov. Rick Scott (R) in the U.S. Senate race, 52% to 46%.
Said pollster Peter Brown: “At this point, Sen. Nelson’s six-point overall lead is built on his large margin among independent voters, 60% to 38%. If that margin holds up, the senator will be difficult to beat. Moreover, Sen. Nelson’s 20-point advantage among women is twice Gov. Scott’s 10-point edge among men.”
He added: “Nelson is just better liked. Florida likely voters view him favorably by 10 percentage points, and see Gov. Scott unfavorably by five points.”
Meanwhile, a St. Pete Polls survey finds the race tied at 48% to 48%.
Democrats Lead In Florida
A new CNN/SSRS poll in Florida finds Andrew Gillum (D) holds a wide 12-point edge over Rep. Ron DeSantis (R) in the race for governor, 54% to 42%.
In the U.S. Senate race, Sen. Bill Nelson (D) leads Gov. Rick Scott (R) by five points, 50% to 45%.
Rick Scott’s ‘Blind Trust’ Wasn’t Blind
New York Times: “To shield himself from future conflict charges, Mr. Scott, who is now running to unseat the incumbent senator Bill Nelson, created a $73.8 million investment account that he called a blind trust.”
“But an examination of Mr. Scott’s finances shows that his trust has been blind in name only. There have been numerous ways for him to have knowledge about his holdings: Among other things, he transferred many assets to his wife and neither “blinded” nor disclosed them. And their investments have included corporations, partnerships and funds that stood to benefit from his administration’s actions.”
“Only in late July, when compelled by ethics rules for Senate candidates, did Mr. Scott disclose his wife’s holdings. That report revealed that his wife, Ann Scott, an interior decorator by trade, controlled accounts that might exceed the value of her husband’s. Their equity investments largely mirrored each other, meaning that Mr. Scott could, if he wanted, track his own holdings by following his wife’s.”
Hurricane Aftermath Threatens Florida Election Chaos
Politico: “As tens of thousands of voters in Florida’s storm-tossed Panhandle try to recover from the devastation of Hurricane Michael, their communities are grappling with yet another problem — an election season thrown into disarray. With power out in many areas and phone lines down, it’s still not clear how many voters across the state have been affected. Nor is it clear which voter precincts were damaged, or what exactly the state should do to make voting easier for survivors and the displaced.”
“Then there are the more crass political considerations. The state’s Senate and gubernatorial races are virtually tied at the moment — and 8 of the 11 counties without power, an area affecting 135,000 customers, are Republican-performing counties.”
Democrats Hold Narrow Leads In Florida
A new NBC News/Marist poll in Florida finds Sen. Bill Nelson (D) just ahead of Gov. Rick Scott (R) in the U.S. Senate race, 48% to 45% among likely voters.
In the race for governor, Andrew Gillum (D) is ahead of Ron DeSantis (R), 48% to 43%.
Said pollster Lee Miringoff: “The political environment in Florida, overall, is tipping in the Democrats’ favor.”
Nelson Takes Lead In Florida Senate Race
A new Quinnipiac poll in Florida finds Sen. Bill Nelson (D-FL) has taken the lead over Gov. Rick Scott (R) in the U.S. Senate race, 53% to 46%.
Among Florida likely voters who name a candidate choice, 94% say their mind is made up.
Gillum Maintains Small Lead In Florida
A new University of North Florida poll finds Andrew Gillum (D) is maintaining a slight lead over Ron DeSantis (R) in Florida’s race for governor, 47% to 43%.
In the U.S. Senate race, Sen. Bill Nelson (D) and Gov. Rick Scott (R) are tied, 45% to 45%.
A Tight Race for U.S. Senate In Florida
A new Florida Atlantic University poll shows Gov. Rick Scott (R) just ahead of Sen. Bill Nelson (D) in their U.S. Senate race, 42% to 41% with 11% undecided.
In August, Scott led 45% to 39% with 16% undecided.
New Polls In Four Battleground States
Reuters/Ipsos surveyed four U.S. Senate battlegrounds and found very tight races:
- AZ-Sen: Kyrsten Sinema (D) 47%, Martha McSally (R) 44%
- FL-Sen: Rick Scott (R) 46%, Bill Nelson (D) 45%
- NV-Sen: Dean Heller (R) 46%, Jacky Rosen (D) 43%
- TX-Sen: Beto O’Rourke (D) 47%, Ted Cruz (R) 45%
And the governor’s races in the same states:
- AZ-Gov: Doug Ducey (R) 51%, David Garcia (D) 39%
- FL-Gov: Andrew Gillum (D) 50%, Ron DeSantis (R) 44%
- NV-Gov: Adam Laxalt (R) 43%, Steve Sisolak (D) 40%
- TX-Gov: Greg Abbott (R) 50%, Lupe Valdez (D) 41%
Florida Governor Booed Out of Restaurant Over ‘Red Tide’
“With the noxious odor of red tide hanging in the air and a fresh wave of dead fish washing up on nearby Gulf beaches, a large crowd of people incensed about the devastating algae bloom that has plagued the region for months directed their anger at Gov. Rick Scott (R) during a campaign event,” the Sarasota Herald Tribune reports.
The protesters forced Scott “to enter the restaurant through the back door and leave the same way after just 10 minutes as members of the crowd shouted ‘coward.'”
“The Republican governor is on the defensive about his environmental record as he tries to unseat Sen. Bill Nelson (D-FL). Protesters gathered Monday took aim at Scott for cutting funding for environmental agencies early in his first term, arguing Scott’s cost-cutting and deregulation have kept the state from implementing measures that could have helped minimize naturally occurring red tide blooms.”
Scott Uses Plane for His ‘Bus Tour’
Florida Gov. Rick Scott (R) “used his private jet Tuesday to commute to a Senate campaign stop for his ‘bus tour,’ marking his second stumble since announcing he was traveling the Florida highways this week to ‘Make Washington Work,'” Politico reports.
“Scott has removed his jet’s tail numbers from public flight-tracking services, making his whereabouts and travel schedule so secret that one advocacy group went to court last week to force him to disclose his itinerary.”
Rick Scott Keeps Distance from Trump
“Florida Republican Rick Scott is as close as any governor with Donald Trump. Yet it’s former President George W. Bush, no friend to Trump, who will join Scott at two fundraisers for a super PAC backing Scott’s Senate campaign Friday. It’s the latest instance of the Florida governor visibly tying his political fortunes to a prominent Republican other than the current president,” Politico reports.
“Scott — who was frequently by Trump’s side at the White House and at his resorts in Palm Beach and Bedminster, New Jersey, in 2017 — began putting more distance between himself and the unpopular president this year as he geared up for a Senate run that Trump himself had repeatedly urged him to make. Scott also chaired the super PAC backing Trump’s 2016 presidential bid. Now Scott seldom mentions the president and won’t commit to having an event with him specifically.”
Florida Senate Race Is a Dead Heat
A new Quinnipiac poll in Florida finds Sen. Bill Nelson (D) and Gov. Rick Scott (R) locked in a 49% to 49% dead heat among likely voters in the U.S. Senate race.
Said pollster Peter Brown: “The campaign is a prototype of our nation’s political environment: Nelson carries women and black voters, while Scott wins among men and white voters. The key in close elections like this one often lies with independent voters. So far, Sen. Nelson has the edge with this swing group. The candidate who holds those voters in November is likely to win.”
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