Polls Gives Marco Rubio Consistent Lead Against Democrat Val Demings
June 8, 2022 Updated 10:08 A.M. ET
WASHINGTON (FLV) – U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio is facing high-profile Democrat Val Demings, who officially filed to run for U.S. Senate against Rubio in November’s election.
Both Demings and Rubio face a multitude of low profile candidates in their respective party’s primaries, but both are expected to be on the general election ballot in 5 months.
Polling has tracked the Senate race since August, and not one poll aggregated by 270 to Win has put Rubio behind Demings.
Last August, Rubio was shown to have a 2% lead among 2,068 registered voters (St. Pete Polls). A poll from the same organization last November gave Rubio an increased lead of 7%, indicating a positive swing of support in Rubio’s favor.
A poll conducted by Public Policy on June 1st among 655 likely voters gave Rubio a 6% lead, 47%-41%, with 12% undecided or choosing another candidate.
Demings is seen on social media purporting mainstream leftist ideas like abortion, which she calls, “protecting women’s access to healthcare,” saying, “they [Republicans] want to punish women.” She is an avid supporter of Roe v. Wade.
Demings blames price hikes under President Joe Biden a result of “price gouging” rather than supply chain issues and inflation caused by faulty federal and lockdown policies.
She also blamed high gas prices on price gouging:
Rubio, on the other hand, has been focusing on cultural issues like the emergence of sexual drag shows for children. He blames gas prices on Joe Biden and “the democrats”:
Rubio is pro life and has made the endorsement of law enforcement a large part of his campaign.
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