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Florida Poll: Rubio Leads Primary Opponent By 33 Points

Florida Poll: Rubio Leads Primary Opponent By 33 Points

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By    |   Wednesday, 03 August 2016 02:01 PM EDT

Marco Rubio is going to cruise to victory in his upcoming Florida Republican primary, according to the latest St. Pete Polls.

Rubio has a 33-point lead over challenger Carlos Beruff, 55 percent to 22 percent. After balking at first, Rubio announced in June that he would indeed run for re-election to the Senate.

The primary is Aug. 30.

The survey's other results:

  • Rubio has 69 percent of the Hispanic vote;
  • Rubio has 67 percent of the millennial vote;
  • 24 percent said they would choose someone else or were undecided;
  • 54 percent said current Florida Gov. Rick Scott would make a good senator.

The poll surveyed 1,835 likely Republican primary voters and has a margin of error of 2.3 percent.

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Marco Rubio is going to cruise to victory in his upcoming Florida Republican primary, according to the latest St. Pete Polls.
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