2012 GOP PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARYFla. poll: Romney, Perry in a tie; Romney edges Obama
As Florida Republicans prepare for a debate and presidential straw poll in Orlando, a new poll shows Mitt Romney and Rick Perry in a dead heat. Both men are in South Florida on Wednesday.
By Marc Caputo mcaputo@MiamiHerald.com
The Republican race for president is a two-man tie in Florida, but voters think that Mitt Romney has a slightly better chance of becoming president, according to a new poll shared with The Miami Herald.
Romney and Rick Perry are virtually dead even, garnering 25 percent each of the Republican vote, with Newt Gingrich a distant third at 9 percent, according to the survey by War Room Logistics, a Gainesville firm that polls and consults for Republicans.
But in a general election match-up, only Romney matches Obama, pulling in 45 percent of the vote to the presidents 44 percent — a lead that’s well within the overall error margin of the poll that sampled 1,400 self-described likely Florida voters.
“It appears that Romney has cross over-appeal in this early stage, especially with the fickle Independent vote,” pollster Alex Patton noted in an email. Only Romney bests Obama among independents, 45-39. Obama would beat Perry right now, 48-40 percent.
“If the President remains unpopular and the economy remains poor, a challenger has a very good chance of being able to win Florida vs Obama,” he said.
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