Marco Rubio, R-Fla., and Rep. Patrick Murphy, D-Fla., in Florida is too close to call.
Advertisement
Rubio’s overall lead looks a lot different than it did a month ago.
The latest Quinnipiac University presidential polling showed Clinton beating Trump 46%-45% in Florida, 49%-45% in OH and 52%-42% in Pennsylvania.
The bright spot for Republicans looking to keep control of the Senate in November is Ohio Sen.
In that race, McGinty leads among women, 52 to 38 percent, and Toomey leads among men, 51 to 41 percent.
The poll of 1,056 likely Florida voters was conducted from July 30 to Sunday and had a margin of error of 3 percentage points – matching Rubio’s lead over Murphy. “MORE, as much as they are against their Democratic opponents”, said Peter A. Brown, assistant director of the Quinnipiac University Poll, in a news release. Marco Rubio said he was so affected by the tragedy that he changed his mind and chose to run for re-election to the U.S. Senate, while Donald Trump claimed that he would best represent the LGBT community by opposing Muslim immigration.
The poll released Thursday by the Connecticut-based Quinnipiac showed Rubio comfortably leading Murphy and Grayson among independent voters.
Donald Trump speaks after he accepted the nomination for president of the United States at the Republican National Convention in Cleveland, Ohio on Thursday, July 21, 2016.
“Sen. Rubio’s 10-point lead among independent voters over Congressman Patrick Murphy and his eight-point edge over Congressman Alan Grayson is the Republican’s best weapon in his reelection race”, Brown said. “As a result, more Republicans than people realize are going to skip the top of the ticket when they vote”, a Republican said.
Pennsylvania Senator Pat Toomey, said of Trump’s Monday speech “I didn’t follow it closely”. Rob Portman in OH, who faces off against Democrat and former Gov. Ted Strickland.
Advertisement
If Clinton wins in November, Democrats would need to win 4 seats held by Republicans now to regain the majority.
