The Ohio poll included 812 voters and has a margin of error of 3.4 percent.
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Republicans, who have repeatedly knocked Democratic congressman Patrick Murphy for allegedly exaggerating or being untruthful about his accomplishments, seized Thursday on what they called a new gaffe by the U.S. Senate candidate.
The “Trump Effect” is hurting Rubio’s success in the state, a poll director said. Along the way, he has aimed to establish himself as a political outsider and an enthusiastic supporter of Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump.
The bright spot for Republicans looking to keep control of the Senate in November is Ohio Sen.
Republican Senate incumbents were neck and neck with their challengers in Florida and Pennsylvania, while GOP Sen.
Sen. Rubio admitted Thursday during a private luncheon on Fifth Avenue South that reelection for his Senate seat will not be a simple feat. That poll had a margin of error of plus or minus 3.4 points.
Rubio, who is seeking a second term in the Senate after a failed bid for the Republican presidential nomination, faces an August 30 primary against businessman Carlos Beruff. A gay nightclub in Orlando, Florida was the scene early Sunday, June 12, 2016 of the worst terror attack in US history since 9/11.
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“While the Republican Portman and Democratic challenger Ted Strickland are evenly divided among women – an unusual outcome – Portman has a 19-point margin among men”.
“In each of the three key swing states [Florida, Ohio and Pennsylvania], the incumbent USA senators seeking re-election are running better than Trump”, Brown said.
“If Trump continues to lag behind in the presidential race, that will make it more hard for GOP candidates, logic holds, up and down the ballot”.
Meanwhile, GOP businessman Carlos Beruff has slammed Rubio as a “debate-ducking coward” for not agreeing to meet him on stage.
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“As I’ve said before I do disagree with Donald on a number of issues, I disagree with Hillary on every issue”, said Rubio. Whether he was using clunky language to try and create a rallying image against Trump, or if he was trying to provide a bit of a diversity flavor to his white bread campaign against Cuban Rubio is unclear. He said it’s a matter of finding the most common ground.
