Obama down, Nelson up in Sachs/Mason-Dixon Florida polls
New Florida polls by Mason-Dixon Polling Research for Ron Sachs Communications show President Obama with a 56 percent disapproval rating and losing a hypothetical race to Republican Mitt Romney while Democratic Sen. Bill Nelson holds a big lead over his potential GOP rivals.
In the Senate race, Mason-Dixon finds 52 percent of Republicans undecided. Among announced candidates, former state House Majority Leader Adam Hasner of Boca Raton leads with 8 percent and former appointed Sen. George LeMieux has 7 percent. U.S. Rep. Vern Buchanan, who isn’t running, leads the GOP pack at 14 percent with U.S. Rep. Allen West, who ruled out a run last week, garnering 11 percent.
In a hypothetical general election race, Nelson defeats LeMieux by a 49-to-34 percent margin and beats Hasner 45-to-34.