Almost eight out of 10 Florida Republicans say Marco Rubio should reverse his position and run for re-election to his U.S. Senate seat, according to a new poll from Mason-Dixon Polling & Research. U.S. Sen. Bob Corker has also strongly encouraged him to run, and at least one U.S. Senate hopeful thinks Rubio might just throw his hat in the race.
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The poll also found divided support for the Republicans now battling to take Rubio’s seat.
The poll has a 4 percent plus or minus margin of error.
Coming off of a two-day trip to Honduras, U.S. Senator Marco Rubio joined forces with U.S. Representative Carlos Curbelo at an event Friday to implore members of Congress to come to a speedy compromise on funding to fight Zika.
“Nothing’s changed from what I’ve said previously”, said Rubio.
Out of thee current five GOP contenders, Lopez-Cantera is in fourth with 9 percent of likely Republican voters, with Manatee County developer Carlos Beruff slightly in the lead with 17 percent. Having Rubio as the top-billed “special guest” at the fundraiser shows the Republican incumbent has no plans – as he’s said in the past – to put his name up for contention.
The survey’s findings – which were first reported by POLITICO Florida – come as Republican leaders continue to push Rubio to run for re-election. U.S. Rep. David Jolly gets 13 percent and U.S. Rep.
But 49 percent of the Republican electorate is undecided, the poll states.
The Democratic race is a little clearer. More than half (53 percent) of men and 46 percent of women supported Rubio getting back in the race.
Florida voters are still unsure who they’ll vote for in the U.S. Senate primary. Todd Wilcox received 2 percent in the Mason-Dixon poll.
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The primaries for U.S. Senate are August 30.
