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MARCH 13, 2008

Poll: Dems could hand FL to GOP

A whopping 31% of Democrats polled 3/10 by  InsiderAdvantage for Florida Insider say they would be "less likely" to vote for the Democratic nominee if Florida's delegates aren't seated at the national convention.

“For John McCain to win Florida, it would probably take significantly fewer defections from the Democratic ranks than we see in this poll,” said Matt Towery, CEO of InsiderAdvantage. “If as few as 5% of Florida Democrats who normally would vote for their party’s ticket decide to sill out the election or vote for McCain, that could be disastrous for the Democrats.

“The poll also shows that the public is following the situation closely in media, which often is not the case with political issues that concern politicians, but no one else."

“The danger to Obama or Clinton in Florida this fall is very real. And the longer the situation festers, the worse it could get,” said Towery. “We polled this same issue some months ago, and the negative reaction was negligible. Now, it’s anything but.”

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