ELECTION/FLORIDA/POLLS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Donald Trump is in trouble in Florida, a state that’s crucial to his reelection hopes. Just 40 percent of Florida voters said they believed the president should be reelected, while 53 percent were opposed to a second term, according to a new Bendixen & Amandi International poll. Trump’s approval ratings were also poor, with 43 percent having a favorable impression of Trump, and 52 percent viewing him unfavorably — and 46 percent very unfavorably. Trump’s approval ratings look even worse when compared with the man he helped make Florida governor, Ron DeSantis, who has a 50 percent approval rating while only 23 percent disapprove…With numbers like that in the nation’s largest swing state — one that Republicans typically need to win to capture the White House — Amandi says it underscores how Florida is in play for Democrats, despite the party losing the last three top-of-the-ticet races in the state.”
–Marc Caputo, “Trump in trouble in Florida poll,” Politico, March 6, 2019 6:05 am