Two Florida Republicans have gained the edge over former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in the Sunshine State, a new poll shows.
Mason-Dixon released a poll on Monday which shows former Gov. Jeb Bush, R-Fla., and U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio have the lead over Clinton in Florida, which is expected to be the largest swing state in the 2016 presidential election. Most polls have shown Clinton with a slight lead or a tossup in the Sunshine State.
“Bush and Rubio are ahead because both are running stronger with independents,” insisted J. Bradfrod Coker, the managing director of Mason-Dixon, in a memo accompanying the poll.
Bush beats Clinton 47 percent to 43 percent. Both candidates do well with their respective parties but Bush leads Clinton 46 percent to 36 percent with voters outside the major parties. Clinton leads with voters younger than 35 but Bush does better with other age groups, especially with seniors. Bush runs strong in the north, central and southwestern parts of the state but Clinton does well in the southeastern part. Men go for Bush 54 percent while 39 percent back Clinton, while women lean Clinton’s way 46 percent to 42 percent for the Republican. Clinton gets 92 percent of African-American voters but whites go for Bush 57 percent to 32 percent. Hispanics go Clinton’s way, 45 percent to 38 percent.
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