Hot Off The Press Sunshine State Poll-HRC -62% SBS 26% MOM 4%

[DemocratSinceBirth]

While he is making strides at the national level and in key states like Iowa and New Hampshire, U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., is not making up as much ground on former U.S. Sec. of State Hillary Clinton in Florida, a new poll shows.


On Wednesday, Florida Atlantic University’s (FAU) Business & Economics Polling Initiative (BEPO) released a poll looking at the Democratic presidential primary and shows Clinton retains a strong lead over Sanders though the Vermont senator has inched up and closed the gap slightly.

Clinton takes 62 percent in the poll while Sanders garners 26 percent. Former Gov. Martin O’Malley of Maryland remains in very distant third with 4 percent. The poll shows 5 percent of Florida Democrats back other candidates in the race while 2 percent remain undecided.

“Clinton continues to hold a solid lead on the Democratic side in Florida,” insisted Monica Escaleras, director of the BEPI, on Wednesday.

In November, FAU took a poll which had Clinton ahead with 66 percent with Sanders pulling 23 percent and O’Malley pulling 4 percent. That poll was taken when Vice President Joe Biden was still considering whether to make a third attempt to win the Democratic presidential nomination. When Biden was included in the poll, Clinton led with 60 percent followed by Biden with 16 percent, Sanders with 15 percent and O’Malley slipping back to 2 percent.

- See more at: http://www.sunshinestatenews.com/story/hillary-clinton-retains-solid-lead-florida-over-bernie-sanders#sthash.xkPMQZMp.dpuf

[Dawson Leery]

1. With the MOE, the Bernfad has gained just 1 point in the state.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

2. I miss Florida but L A is o k./nt

[Fantastic Anarchist]

3. "Polls don't mean anything" - HRC

[DemocratSinceBirth]

4. Thank you for bringing that to my attention and kicking my thread.

Respectfully,
DSB

[Dawson Leery]

5. The far left: "Planned Parenthood is part of the establishment"

[DemocratSinceBirth]

6. Fixed , sir...

"...Planned Parenthood and Human Rights Campaign is part of the establishment."

[NorthCarolina]

7. MOE 60%?

Must be.

[KingFlorez]

8. No surprise here

This electorate will likely have a high percentage of minorities and that bodes well for Hillary.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

9. Very diverse Democratic electorate- at least 40% minority.

DSB

[awake]

10. "In November, FAU took a poll which had Clinton ahead with 66% with Sanders pulling 23%"

So Hillary lost 4 points and Bernie gained 3 points seem to me that she is not going the right direction (oh wait just like her logo she is going to the right)

[Alfresco]

11. A delegate rich diverse state.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

12. Very diverse state. /nt

[Motown_Johnny]

13. If the establishment replaces Hillary after Nevada, this won't matter at all.

I know, it won't happen.


But the fact that it is even talked about is very revealing. If she loses the first 3, she may as well just give it up.

[enid602]

14. numbers

Good numbers from FL.

[book_worm]

15. Good numbers for HRC but a lot can change in two months

[DemocratSinceBirth]

16. Actually her share of the non-majority vote has risen in recent polling.

That doesn't portend well as approximately four out of every ten Democratic primary and caucus voters are non-majority.