New FLORIDA poll: Bloomberg 32%, Biden 27%, Sanders 11%, Buttigieg 8%,

[highplainsdem]

Klobuchar 7%, Warren 5%

http://stpetepolls.org/files/StPetePolls_2020_State_DEMprimaryFebruary19_Z8U3J.pdf

[CalFione]

1. Need those Bloomberg numbers to move back to Biden

Because Bloomberg isn't going to win the nomination.

[TwilightZone]

2. Lots of New Yorkers in FL.

That being said, that poll is a bit shocking.

[jimfields33]

3. Thankfully that was pre debate. End of week and those numbers will seriously change

[TwilightZone]

4. So everyone is assuming.

The average voter isn't the rabid debate watcher that many of us are, so a lot will depend on the aftermath and the media coverage. It will be interesting to see if the polls change as drastically as many are expecting.

[jimfields33]

5. You are right, but it is on twitter, Facebook, news, and word of mouth

People will know about the Bloomberg points of the debate.

[nobuddy]

9. That went viral instantly

Sure, only 8M watched the debate but it seems like 500M have watched at least one clip from it by now.

[jimfields33]

15. Not to be funny but 10.8 million watched which was more then almost all but two debates

[nobuddy]

19. even better.

I only said 8M because that was the number repeated here.

[jimfields33]

20. Got it.

[Fiendish Thingy]

30. Actually NYT says it was 20 million viewers

Better ratings than the Grammys and Golden Globes!

[jimfields33]

32. Love it! Even better!!!!

[Dem2]

24. I doubt it

But we'll see.

[ancianita]

6. FL is billionaire country, though. They luv their richies. There's no valid/reliable poll sampling

going on in FL unless it's done by universities, imo.

I grew up in FL, have wintered on the west coast for the last 13 years; thus, these numbers are not so shocking for me.

Nor is the poll worth a shit.

[JCMach1]

7. My sense as a native Floridian exiled to TX is that Bloomberg

Would do much better even than this poll in FL...

Florida tends to be media as opposed to information driven. Ideal for Bberg

[ancianita]

8. Indeed. Florida is where hype thrives like the gulf's red algae.

[JCMach1]

16. And watch this space... Warren and Bberg get a bump out of the debate

[honest.abe]

10. Sanders will be shutout in FL.

[emmaverybo]

11. Bloomberg's first foray into the public eye was a total bust. He's a personality minus with a record

of racist policies and authoritarian attitudes completely at odds with our party. Familiarity will breed contempt as more is revealed about how he changed NYC—for the worse. Biden beats Trump by the largest percentage in swing states.

Despite MSM breathless for a more exciting narrative—Bernie vs. Trump—Biden is still viable.
Bernie’s Revolution is doomed in a good economy, so MSM’s great story could lose us the White House.

[JCMach1]

18. Doesn't matter... there is at least 1/3 of democrats who literally don't care as long as Trump is

defeated...

Literally, that's all they care about this cycle. For everyone else, beating Trump is still 2, o 3 on the to do list.

I still think Warren AND Bberg both get a bump out of the Vegas debate.

[emmaverybo]

23. Agree Warren gets bump. Not at all Bloomberg, not out of the debate, but he still has his ads.

[JCMach1]

25. It's both the ads and being on stage and drawing fire... remember how badly Trump did in his debates

???

Let's see the polls over the weekend.

Also, most of NV is baked in already (virtually no effect).

However, early voting has started in states like TX.

[emmaverybo]

36. Remember Russia stole the election.

[JCMach1]

37. Republican primaries though are the debates I am talking about...

[edhopper]

12. 32% of old people who actually answer robo calls on their land lines

are voting for Bloomberg.

[obamanut2012]

21. I live here, and that's also my thought

[CalFione]

13. When is the Florida primary?

[Jersey Devil]

14. March 17 (nt)

nt

[cherryinpa]

17. Bernie in meltdown

He's gonna take some abuse in FL.

[JCMach1]

26. And yes, I believe not disclosing his medical record will hurt him...

especially with older voters who understand what happened to him.

[DarthDem]

29. Right

Bad, bad, bad poll for Sanders. I suspect the poll is partial garbage in that it probably had a "push" element to it that inflated Bloomberg's numbers, but the poll is not a good sign for Sanders in any case. The medical records thing is a reversal, it's soundbite-friendly and easy to understand, and it's going to hurt his support.

[honest.abe]

22. I wonder if there is any correlation between open or closed primaries and Bernie's poll numbers.

Given that we have been hearing reports of Republicans gaming the system to push Bernie.

FYI.. Florida is closed.

[Gravitycollapse]

27. Much more likely that it correlates to independent voters than Republican interference.

I believe he did perform better in 2016 in open primaries, even though Republicans had a primary of their own.

[honest.abe]

33. You are probably correct..

but as we all know many Indys are actually Republicans they just don’t like the label.

[Fiendish Thingy]

28. A lot can change in a month

Where was Bloomberg in the FLA polls a month ago?

I wouldn’t be surprised to see this poll turned on its head by the time the primary arrives.

[Moderateguy]

35. Has Nate Silver looked at this poll result

And interpreted it as a Sanders landslide win yet?