Trump Appears to be hurting Rubio in Florida

[book_worm]

A new Quinnipiac poll finds Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) with a three-point lead over Rep. Patrick Murphy in the U.S. Senate race, 48% to 45%.

Last month, Rubio led by 13 points.

Said pollster Peter Brown: “At this stage of the campaign, Republican U.S. Senate candidates may be running against their own presidential nominee, Donald Trump, as much as they are against their Democratic opponents. The incumbent U.S. senators seeking re-election are running better than Trump. But if Trump continues to lag behind in the presidential race, that will make it more difficult for GOP candidates, logic holds, up and down the ballot.”

https://politicalwire.com/2016/08/11/trump-appears-to-be-hurting-rubio/

[PeteSelman]

1. I'd love to take that bastard out of the game.

Taking down their golden boy "future President" would be a real feather in our cap.

I don't think it's likely but it no longer seems impossible.

[cali]

2. Now that is some very good news.

[babylonsister]

3. Excellent!! nt

[katmondoo]

4. Good, another anti woman, anti health care, anti Zika Floridian politician

GOING DOWN

[lillypaddle]

5. Good news!

Hope he sinks like a rock.

[SunSeeker]

6. K & R

[Wounded Bear]

7. Wow, guess there is a good side to everything...

[napkinz]

8. No-Show Rubio

[mcar]

9. I would love to see Rubio lose

Two Dem senators here in FL? Oh yeah!

[Kablooie]

10. Wouldn't it be fun if the Rs that support Trump lose.

And the ones who reject him win.

[Major Nikon]

12. It would be even more fun if all of them lose

Trump is driving the GOP bandwagon over a cliff. I think the congressional results are going to be the most surprising because a lot of GOPers are just going to stay home.

[ffr]

11. Rubio seems to be hurting Rubio too.

Isn't this the clown that doesn't vote or do his job and who also said he would not seek re-election? Surprised anyone would support such a doofus.

[Liberal_Stalwart71]

13. Too close for comfort. We still have work to do. I want Rubio to go down!

[RAFisher]

14. Nobody knows who Murphy. He's just a generic Democrat.

I live in his congressional district but I doubt most people in the state even knows who he is. This poll didn't ask for peoples favorably/unfavorably of Murphy but I think he'd have pretty high unknowns. I think the gives Murphy room to grow his support. While most people know who little Marco is.