Nearly half of Fla. voters want Rubio to run again
Despite Marco Rubio’s comments to the contrary, about half of Florida voters surveyed in a poll released Monday say the Republican senator should run for reelection.
Forty-nine percent of Florida voters say Rubio should seek reelection, according to a Mason-Dixon poll, while 39 percent say he should not and 12 percent are unsure.
{mosads}Republican primary voters in the Sunshine State overwhelmingly say Rubio should seek reelection: Seventy-seven percent say he should, while 16 percent say he should not.
The poll also found divided support for the Republicans currently battling to take Rubio’s seat. Carlos Beruff is supported by 17 percent of likely GOP primary voters; Rep. David Jolly has the backing of 13 percent; Rep. Ron DeSantis is at 10 percent; Lt. Gov. Carlos López-Cantera is at 9 percent; and Todd Wilcox has 2 percent.
Rubio said last month that he might consider running for reelection if López-Cantera, a close friend, wasn’t in the race.
“I didn’t run. I said I wasn’t going to. He got into the race,” Rubio told CNN. “I think he’s put in time and energy to it, and he deserves the chance to see where he can take it.”
Rubio, who decided against running for reelection when he launched his failed White House campaign, is facing pressure from top Republicans to change his mind.
“He had indicated he was not going to, but we’re all hoping that he’ll reconsider, because poll data indicates that he is the one who can win for us,” Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) said last week during a radio interview.
“He would not only save a terrific senator for the Senate, but help save the majority,” McConnell said.
The new survey of 625 registered Florida voters and 400 likely GOP primary voters, conducted May 31 through June 2, has an overall margin of error of 4 percentage points and a margin of error of 5 points for likely GOP primary voters.
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