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Politics : Liberalism: Do You Agree We've Had Enough of It? -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Carolyn who wrote (113437)	9/21/2011 10:45:40 AM
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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. Read more: miamiherald.com