FLORIDA: Trump Leads GOP Field By 2-1 Margin

According to a new poll out of Florida, Donald Trump’s support there has climbed to 36%, twice that of Marco Rubio’s 18%. Next comes Ben Carson with 15% and Ted Cruz with 10%. From the Tampa Bay Times:

A newly released poll of likely Florida Republican primary voters by the Florida Atlantic University Business and Economics Polling Initiative shows Donald Trump with a two-to-one advantage over everybody else and former Gov. Jeb Bush in fifth place, behind Ted Cruz. “Despite conjecture that Donald Trump has plateaued, his support in Florida remains very strong and could be growing,” said Kevin Wagner, Ph.D., associate professor of political science at FAU and a research fellow of the Initiative. On the Democratic side, the Nov. 15-16 survey found Hillary Clinton crushing Bernie Sanders 66 percent to 22 percent. But continues to trail in head-to-head matchups with the Republican frontrunners, trailing Carson 50 percent to 41 percent, and Trump 49 percent to 41 percent.

The Iowa Caucus is February 1st.