Floridians now bet on McCain
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In a poll taken yesterday, the Tampa-St. Pete area chose McCain and Republicans for all questions posed—including who wins in November and who’s reaching out to whom.
In its Sept. 5 survey, SurveyUSA, on behalf of WFLA-TV in Tampa and depending on what questions were asked, polled approximately 500–600 people in the Tampa-Saint Petersburg (Sarasota) Designated Market Area, or DMA.
McCain and/or the Republicans were favored in all nine questions; in some cases, significantly.
Two questions caught my eye.
“Based on what you now know, are Democrats more interested in reaching out to Republicans? Are Republicans more interested in reaching out to Democrats? Are both parties equally interested in reaching out? Or, is neither party truly interested in reaching out?”
23% Democrats Reaching Out
38% Republicans Reaching Out
15% Both Equally
21% Neither Truly Interested
2% Not Sure
“If you were placing a bet today, would you bet that Barack Obama will be elected president? Or John McCain will be elected president?”
40% Barack Obama
55% John McCain
5% Not Sure
Oh, yes: More than half said their opinion of McCain rose after hearing his convention speech last Thursday night.
And McCain got higher marks on energy independence, education, health care and, get this, environment.
